January 12, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked the solicitor general to weigh in on a petition filed by U.S. military shipbuilders challenging a proposed class action accusing them of suppressing naval architects' wages through a no-poach "gentlemen's agreement."
November 24, 2025
A former naval engineer accusing shipbuilders of conspiring to suppress industry wages has told the U.S. Supreme Court that their petition for review of a Fourth Circuit decision reviving her proposed class action rests on a rule the panel never adopted.
October 16, 2025
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a trade association have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review a proposed class action accusing shipbuilders for the U.S. military of conspiring to suppress wages, saying keeping the case alive could cause a cascade of antitrust litigation over decades-old conduct.
September 17, 2025
Shipbuilders and designers accused of conspiring to suppress industry wages urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Fourth Circuit decision that revived a proposed class action against them, saying the allegedly untimely antitrust claims threaten ruinous damages.