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In re : German Automotive Manufacturers Antitrust Litigation

  1. January 12, 2022

    German Car Cos. Rip Dealers' Bid To Revive Antitrust MDL

    German automakers have told a California federal judge that U.S. car dealerships cannot revive their allegations the manufacturers conspired to control diesel emissions system specifications and unreasonably restrain trade in violation of U.S. antitrust law.

  2. March 23, 2021

    Dealers Ask 9th Circ. To Revive German Car Co. Antitrust MDL

    Car dealerships have asked the Ninth Circuit to revive proposed class claims that German auto giants violated U.S. antitrust law by running a "no arms race" conspiracy to control diesel emissions system specifications and steel prices to unreasonably restrain trade.

  3. November 05, 2020

    Audi, VW, Others Try To Keep Diesel Tech Antitrust Suit Buried

    A group of German auto companies on Wednesday submitted two proposed orders finalizing the dismissal of buyers' antitrust claims over diesel emissions systems, after some buyers appealed to the Ninth Circuit a federal court's decision to toss the claims.

  4. October 26, 2020

    ​​​​​​​German Car Cos. Escape 'No Arms Race' Conspiracy MDL

    A California federal judge has scuttled for good consolidated class actions alleging German auto giants conspired to control diesel emissions systems specifications and the price of steel, saying the plaintiffs still haven't spelled out any U.S. antitrust law violations after three tries.

  5. September 25, 2020

    Buyers Defend Standing In German Car Cos. Antitrust MDL

    Car dealerships and consumers told a California federal judge Thursday that they've clearly alleged that they've been saddled with higher costs resulting from a decadelong conspiracy involving German auto giants that sought to control diesel emissions systems specifications and the price of steel.

  6. August 11, 2020

    German Car Cos. Say Buyers' Conspiracy Claims Still Doomed

    German auto giants have asked a California federal judge to snuff out multidistrict litigation alleging they ran a decadelong "no arms race" conspiracy to tightly control vehicle specifications, saying the plaintiffs still haven't spelled out any U.S. antitrust law violations despite retooling their claims.

  7. March 31, 2020

    German Car Cos. Dodge 'No Arms Race' Conspiracy Claims

    A California federal judge on Tuesday scuttled multidistrict litigation alleging German auto giants ran a decadelong "no arms race" conspiracy to tightly control vehicle specifications, saying the plaintiffs haven't spelled out any U.S. antitrust law violations, but they'll have another shot to revise their claims.

  8. October 15, 2019

    German Automakers Say Dealers 'Ignore' Antitrust Dismissal

    German auto giants urged a California federal judge Monday to nix multidistrict litigation accusations of a decades-long "whole car" conspiracy, arguing dealership plaintiffs are just trying to repackage antitrust allegations tossed in June that, while narrowed, still fail.

  9. June 17, 2019

    German Car Cos. Ditch Buyers' Antitrust Conspiracy Claims

    A California federal judge on Monday dumped multidistrict litigation alleging German auto giants ran a decadeslong "whole car" conspiracy, saying the consumers' vague claims aren't enough to show any U.S. antitrust law violations, while still giving them another shot to amend their claims.

  10. January 30, 2019

    Auto Giants Violated Court Rules, Buyers In Antitrust MDL Say

    A group of car buyers urged a California federal judge Tuesday not to dismiss their claims that several German auto giants participated in a decades-long "whole car" conspiracy, arguing the automakers' motion for dismissal in the multidistrict litigation was filed without the court's permission.

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