December 16, 2024
A New York federal judge denied a bid for class certification from indirect buyers of lye who allege manufacturers of the chemical colluded to inflate prices, saying Monday they didn't show common questions predominate for their proposed classes or that most members suffered an injury due to the alleged cartel.
October 29, 2024
A New York federal judge refused Tuesday to change her mind about rejecting a $38.5 million class settlement between direct chemical buyers and three manufacturers accused of colluding to inflate the price of lye.
June 25, 2024
A federal judge in Buffalo has rejected three settlements totaling $38.5 million for a proposed class of lye purchasers who alleged producers of the chemical colluded to inflate prices, ruling exceptions to who qualifies for the class make it impossible to determine membership.
January 02, 2024
A New York federal judge refused to certify a proposed class of direct buyers accusing lye-makers of colluding to inflate the price of products containing the commonly used commodity chemical and costing them $861 million in overcharge damages, finding individual issues predominate and damages can't be determined on a classwide basis.
August 29, 2022
A New York federal judge has tossed out some state law claims from indirect buyers in a suit accusing lye makers of working together to inflate the price of their caustic soda product.
May 29, 2020
Lye makers who stand accused of working together to inflate the price of their caustic product have a laundry list of reasons they think the freshly consolidated antitrust suit against them dissolves under scrutiny.