Wire Harness - Dealership Actions

  1. September 18, 2018

    Auto Dealers Seek To Approve $115M Price-Fixing Settlement

    A group of auto dealers asked a Michigan federal court Tuesday to approve a $115 million third-round settlement with 23 different auto parts makers, in a suit alleging they conspired to fix prices on auto parts.

  2. April 15, 2016

    Mitsubishi To Pay $84M In Parts Antitrust MDL

    Mitsubishi Electric Corp. will pay $84.4 million to resolve claims by car buyers and auto dealers in multidistrict litigation accusing the company of conspiring with others to fix prices on auto parts, according to Friday filings in Michigan federal court.

  3. August 24, 2015

    Fujikura To Pay $2.3M To Settle Parts Antitrust MDL

    Fujikura Ltd. agreed Monday to pay a proposed class of automobile dealers a $2.26 million settlement and cooperate with their investigation into whether auto parts manufacturers conspired to fix prices, rig bids and allocate the market and customers, according to the proposed deal.

  4. April 02, 2015

    Hitachi To Pay $47M To Settle Some Claims In Antitrust MDL

    Hitachi Automotive Systems Ltd. will pay $46.7 million to settle allegations in nine Michigan federal suits that it fixed prices on alternators, starters and other auto parts, according to a Thursday filing, making it the latest company to settle claims in the multidistrict litigation.

  5. March 30, 2015

    Auto Dealers Fight To Keep Chiyoda In Antitrust MDL

    Auto dealers and end payors on Friday urged a Michigan federal judge to preserve claims against Chiyoda Manufacturing Corp. in a sprawling antitrust multidistrict litigation alleging bid-rigging and price-fixing on automotive wire harnesses, arguing that the claims satisfy Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly's plausibility standard.

  6. January 07, 2015

    Discovery Deal Reached In Auto Parts Antitrust MDL

    A class of auto dealerships and several auto parts makers accused of fixing prices for wire harnesses struck a discovery deal in Michigan district court on Tuesday, with the defendants agreeing to hold their motion to compel discovery in abeyance while the plaintiffs produce certain electronic data.

  7. August 25, 2014

    Dealers Slam Doc Requests In Auto Parts Antitrust MDL

    A class of auto dealerships on Friday urged a Michigan federal judge to deny discovery requests by auto parts makers accused of fixing prices for wire harnesses, arguing that documents regarding their day-to-day operations and the requested downstream discovery are irrelevant to the multidistrict litigation.