July 21, 2016
Insurers who already escaped antitrust claims brought by Utah auto body shops in multidistrict litigation accusing them of conspiring to manipulate car repair costs won dismissal Thursday of almost all remaining state law claims, which a Florida federal court found to be insufficiently pled.
May 12, 2016
A Florida federal judge on Thursday declined to rethink his dismissal of antitrust claims brought by Utah auto body shops in multidistrict litigation accusing insurers of conspiring to manipulate car repair costs, saying a statement provided as new evidence is too obscure.
March 10, 2016
A group of Utah auto body shops have failed to bring viable antitrust claims over an alleged conspiracy among insurers to manipulate the prices of repairs, a Florida federal judge ruled Wednesday, adding to a series of defeats for plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation over the alleged scheme.
April 27, 2015
A Florida federal judge was urged Friday to nix Old Republic Insurance Co.'s bid for sanctions against several auto repair shops and their counsel in a multidistrict litigation accusing insurers of conspiring to manipulate car repair costs to reduce their payments, saying the court previously ruled the case wasn't frivolous.