Freeland et al v. Nippon Steel Corp. et al

  1. March 18, 2026

    Nippon Permanently Ducks Consumers' US Steel Merger Suit

    A California federal judge has given Nippon Steel a permanent reprieve from consumers challenging its now-completed purchase of U.S. Steel Corp., concluding the lawsuit still hasn't made the connection from the merger's potential impacts on steel to the prices consumers spend buying steel-containing products and riding in steel-containing vehicles.

  2. September 10, 2025

    Consumers Defend Challenge To Nippon-US Steel Merger

    Consumers urged a California federal judge Wednesday not to dismiss their challenge to Nippon Steel's now-closed purchase of U.S. Steel Corp., arguing they've fixed an earlier lawsuit's shortcomings.

  3. March 20, 2025

    Nippon Calls Consumer Suit Over US Steel Merger 'Baseless'

    Nippon Steel Corp. has urged a California federal court to throw out a consumer suit over its blocked $14.9 billion merger with U.S. Steel Corp., calling it yet another "in a long line of baseless lawsuits" over a merger of public companies that they have "no standing to challenge in the first place."