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LIQUID ALUMINUM SULFATE ANTITRUST LITIGATION

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Case Number:

2:16-md-02687

Court:

New Jersey

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action, Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

Madeline Cox Arleo

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  1. November 12, 2019

    NJ Judge OKs $12M For 2 Firms In Chemical Price-Fix Deal

    A New Jersey federal court gave its final approval to a $33 million settlement package over the alleged price-fixing and bid-rigging of certain water treatment chemicals, including more than $12 million in attorney fees and costs for Miller Law LLC and Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson PA.

  2. September 09, 2019

    2 Firms Seek $12M Award For $33M Chemical Price-Fix Deal

    Miller Law LLC and Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson PA are seeking $12 million for striking an "unprecedented" $33 million deal on behalf of a class of water treatment chemical buyers who lodged price-fixing and bid-rigging claims, according to a Friday filing in New Jersey federal court.

  3. July 29, 2019

    Chemical Cos.' $7.9M Deal In Price-Fixing Suit Gets First Nod

    A New Jersey federal judge has given preliminary approval to a nearly $8 million settlement from three chemical companies seeking to end claims in multidistrict litigation that they have colluded to inflate the price of a water treatment chemical.

  4. June 14, 2019

    Water Chemical Buyers Reach Deal In Price-Fix Suit

    Consumers who say they were scammed into paying artificially high prices for a water treatment chemical told a New Jersey federal judge on Friday that they have reached a tentative deal with the last of the companies they have accused of being involved in the scheme.

  5. May 14, 2019

    PE Firm's $13M Deal In Chemical Price-Fix Suit Gets Initial OK

    A New Jersey federal judge gave the initial go-ahead Tuesday to a $13 million deal between a chemical supplier's parent company and public utilities suing it and dozens of others in multidistrict litigation for scheming to rig the price of a water treatment chemical.

  6. April 22, 2019

    Indirect Buyers Accept $21M Deal On Water Treatment Claims

    Buyers of a water treatment compound have asked a New Jersey federal judge to approve a $21.35 million settlement to resolve antitrust claims against some chemical companies and people accused of plotting to fix prices for the compound.

  7. April 18, 2019

    PE Firm Inks $13M Deal To Exit Water Chemical Price-Fix Suit

    A chemical supplier's parent company has inked a $13 million deal in the hopes of extricating itself from multidistrict litigation accusing it and dozens of others of participating in a scheme to rig the price of a water treatment chemical.

  8. March 13, 2019

    Chemical Cos. Can't Dodge Water Treatment Price-Fix Suits

    A New Jersey federal judge Tuesday denied an attempt by a group of chemical companies to dismiss a class action brought by public utilities accusing them of fixing the price of a substance used in water treatment and paper production, saying there is evidence that a conspiracy existed.

  9. February 07, 2019

    Chemical Supplier Inks $51M Deal To Exit Antitrust Suit

    Chemtrade has received the preliminary rubber stamp on its $51 million deal to escape a class action brought by public utilities accusing the chemical supplier of participating in a scheme to rig bids for a water treatment chemical.

  10. December 04, 2018

    Attys In Water Treatment Antitrust Deal Nab $5.6M Fees, Costs

    Attorneys from Carella Byrne Cecchi Olstein Brody & Agnello PC have been awarded $5.6 million in fees and expenses by a New Jersey federal judge for their work securing a $10.7 million settlement for a class of public utilities accusing a chemical supplier of participating in a scheme to rig bids for a water treatment chemical.