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In re: Vehicle Carrier Service

  1. January 18, 2017

    3rd Circ. Rules Car Shippers Immune From Antitrust Suit

    The Third Circuit on Wednesday affirmed the dismissal of litigation accusing several international shipping companies of fixing prices for transporting vehicles, saying that the federal Shipping Act preempts state and federal antitrust claims.

  2. December 08, 2016

    Shippers Slam Feds' Brief In 3rd Circ. Antitrust Row

    International shippers accused of fixing prices for auto transport on Wednesday trashed arguments by the U.S. and the Federal Maritime Commission that state antitrust claims are not barred by the Shipping Act, telling the Third Circuit they are logically inconsistent.

  3. December 01, 2016

    Shipping Act Allows State Antitrust Claims, Fed. Agency Says

    The Federal Maritime Commission Wednesday asked the Third Circuit to partially reverse the dismissal of multidistrict litigation alleging that a number of international shipping companies had conspired to stifle competition and inflate prices for transporting vehicles, saying federal law does not bar the plaintiffs' state law claims.

  4. November 17, 2016

    3rd Circ. Told To Nix Immunity For Anti-Competitive Deals

    Vehicle buyers who allege they were victims of an antitrust scheme by international shipping companies told the Third Circuit on Thursday that the immunity extended to the companies under a federal maritime law doesn't apply to the rogue agreements underlying their claims.

  5. November 16, 2016

    3rd Circ. Could Clarify Preemption In Shipping Antitrust Suit

    The Third Circuit will consider on Thursday whether international ocean shipping companies are immune from a lawsuit brought by purchasers who accuse them of fixing prices for vehicle transport in a case that could help define when federal statutes supersede state law if the two are in conflict.

  6. October 04, 2016

    3rd Circ. Wants Maritime Agency's Take In Car Shipping MDL

    The Third Circuit on Tuesday asked the Federal Maritime Commission to weigh in on the appeal by vehicle buyers stemming from multidistrict litigation over an alleged scheme by international shipping companies to restrict competition and inflate prices for transporting vehicles.

  7. September 09, 2016

    Car Transpo MDL Not Barred By Shipping Law, 3rd Circ. Told

    Buyers accusing international ocean shipping giants of conspiring to stifle competition and inflate prices for transporting vehicles doubled down on their Third Circuit bid to revive the multidistrict litigation, insisting Thursday that federal shipping law does not block the buyers' claims.

  8. August 08, 2016

    Shippers Ask 3rd Circ. To Uphold Immunity From Antitrust Suit

    International ocean shipping giants asked the Third Circuit on Monday to reject multidistrict litigation accusing them of conspiring to stifle competition and inflate prices for transporting cars, saying their immunity under the Shipping Act of 1984 is straightforward.

  9. June 21, 2016

    Buyers Tell 3rd Circ. Car Shipping Antitrust Ruling Misfired

    Buyers in multidistrict litigation alleging that several international shipping companies conspired to stifle competition and inflate prices for transporting vehicles told the Third Circuit Monday a lower court was wrong to hold that federal shipping law blocked their claims.