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Automotive Parts Antitrust Litigation

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Case Number:

2:12-md-02311

Court:

Michigan Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action, Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

Laurie J. Michelson

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  1. January 23, 2024

    Auto Dealerships Get Last Of $385M In Car Parts MDL

    A Michigan federal judge on Tuesday gave the final go-ahead to a roughly $1 million deal between car sellers and brake manufacturers, in what the dealerships said was the final round of $385 million in settlements to end allegations of a conspiracy to manipulate prices for a host of auto parts across the U.S.

  2. October 08, 2021

    Auto Parts Maker Settles Price Fix Suit For $3.5M

    A group of direct purchasers is urging a Michigan federal court to preliminarily approve a $3.5 million settlement they have reached with Japanese auto parts maker KYB Corp. to resolve allegations it conspired with other manufacturers to fix the price of shock absorbers.

  3. February 02, 2021

    Takata's US Ch. 11 Trustee Cuts $84M Auto Parts MDL Deal

    Purchasers of auto passenger safety systems are seeking approval of an $84 million settlement deal with the bankruptcy trust set up by the Chapter 11 plan for Takata's U.S. arm, part of sweeping antitrust litigation centered on the price of auto parts.

  4. November 18, 2020

    Insurers Can't Intervene In Car Parts Price-Fixing MDL

    A Michigan federal judge has denied a bid from insurance companies to intervene in sprawling multidistrict litigation over an alleged scheme to inflate prices for auto parts, holding that the request came too late.

  5. September 30, 2020

    Toyoda Gosei Gets Final OK On $44.8M Auto Part MDL Deal

    Toyoda Gosei will be walking away from a suit accusing it of conspiring to fix the price of certain auto parts $44.8 million lighter after a Michigan federal judge gave a set of settlements his final blessing.

  6. July 06, 2020

    Car Buyers Say Insurers Can't Intervene In Price-Fixing MDL

    A group of car buyers is asking a Michigan federal court not to let insurance carriers intervene in sprawling multidistrict litigation over an alleged scheme to inflate prices for auto parts, saying the insurers have no business trying to lay claim to settlement deals in the case.

  7. June 19, 2020

    Insurers Want A Say In Car Parts Price-Fixing MDL Deal

    A group of auto insurers is asking a Michigan federal judge to let them intervene in settlements resolving claims in a sprawling multidistrict litigation over an alleged scheme to inflate prices for auto parts, saying they are entitled to money from the deals because the amount they paid out for insurance claims was affected by the inflated prices.

  8. June 15, 2020

    Mitsubishi Inks $4.2M Deal To End AC Price-Fix Suit

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will be paying $4.2 million to escape claims brought by a luxury motor home designer that it helped fix the price of vehicle air conditioner units, if a Michigan federal judge decides to bless the settlement.

  9. February 24, 2020

    6th Circ. Says Auto Parts Co. Can't Arbitrate Price-Fixing Suit

    The Sixth Circuit said Monday that KYB Corp. can't force into arbitration a suit accusing it of conspiring with other auto parts manufacturers to fix prices on shock absorbers, saying there was no valid arbitration agreement in the direct purchaser plaintiffs' limited warranty.

  10. February 07, 2020

    Aisin Seiki Reaches Deal In Auto Parts Price-Fixing MDL

    Aisin Seiki will dip out of direct purchasers' claims that it had a hand in rigging the price of valve timing control devices after a Michigan federal judge granted initial approval Friday to an $850,000 settlement.