Automotive Parts Antitrust Litigation
Case Number:
2:12-md-02311
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action, Multi-district Litigation
Judge:
Firms
- King & Spalding
- Bowman & Brooke
- Sidley Austin
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
- Hertz Schram
- Weinstein Kitchenoff
- Nix Patterson
- Freed Kanner
- Crowell & Moring
- Matthew G. Miller PC
- Balch & Bingham
- Spencer Fane
- Farmer Brownstein
- Conlin McKenney
- Kemp Klein
- Williams & Connolly
- Ballard Spahr
- Taft Stettinius
- McGuireWoods
- Axinn Veltrop
- Burns Charest
- Morrison Foerster
- WilmerHale
- ZwillGen
- Bleichmar Fonti
- Arnold & Porter
- DuBois Bryant
- Gustafson Gluek
- Fraser Trebilcock
- ArentFox Schiff
- Levin Sedran
- Kohn Swift
- Orrick Herrington
- Cleary Gottlieb
- Ropes & Gray
- Ogletree Deakins
- Larson King
- Fink Bressack
- Gross & Belsky
- Strobl PLLC
- Levin Papantonio
- Morris & Morris LLC
- Jones Day
- Smith Gambrell
- Baker Botts
- Cera LLP
- Garwin Gerstein
- Lockridge Grindal
- Barrasso Usdin
- Barrack Rodos
- Cuneo Gilbert
- Dickinson Wright
- Hogan Lovells
- Giarmarco Mullins
- Joseph Saveri Law Firm
- Auer Ryan PC
- Gurewitz & Raben
- McDonald Hopkins
- Stueve Siegel
- Becnel Law Firm LLC
- Spector Roseman
- Butzel Long
- Flood Law PLLC
- Zelle LLP
- Herman Herman & Katz
- ArentFox Schiff LLP
- Law Offices of Lingel H. Winters
- Faruqi & Faruqi
- FeganScott
- Hickey Hauck
- Kasowitz Benson
- Brooks Wilkins
- Cohen & Gresser
- Porter Wright
- Barnes & Thornburg
- Bodman PLC
- Abbott Nicholson
- Frank LLP
- Miller Canfield
- Hagens Berman
- Buchanan Ingersoll
- Manfred APC
- Robins Kaplan
- Torys
- Faegre Drinker
- Duncan Firm
- Mantese Honigman
- Quattlebaum Grooms
- BoiesBattin
- Reed Smith
- Zausmer
- Varnum LLP
- Bandas Law Firm
- Munck Wilson
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Nussbaum Law Group
- Bailey & Glasser
- Strange & Butler
- Baker & Miller
- Kaplan Fox
- Steptoe LLP
- Bona Law PC
- Bowles Rice
- Tycko & Zavareei
- Barrett Law Group
- Pierce Atwood
- Law Offices of Francis O. Scarpulla
- Preti Flaherty
- Cafferty Clobes
- Covington & Burling
- Bush Seyferth
- Greenberg Traurig
- Howard & Howard
- Trump Alioto
- Gibson Dunn
- Green & Noblin PC
- Yarborough Law Firm
- Kellogg Hansen
- Morgan Lewis
- Cotchett Pitre
- NastLaw
- Paul Weiss
- Kienbaum Hardy
- Williams Mullen
- Steven Williams Law
- Quinn Emanuel
- Winston & Strawn
- Baker & Hostetler
- Watts Donovan
- Weitz & Luxenberg
- Dykema
- Calfee Halter
- Sommers Schwartz
- Juckniess Law Firm
- Kakinuki Law Office
- Weil Gotshal
- Cohen Milstein
- Kalish Law Firm
- Neal & Harwell
- Karon LLC
- Willis Spangler
- Warner Norcross
- Clark Hill
- Vinson & Elkins
- McDermott Will & Emery
- Kerr Russell
- Duane Morris
- Pillsbury Winthrop
- Akerman LLP
- Berger Montague
- Susman Godfrey
- DLA Piper
- Kilpatrick Townsend
- Glancy Prongay
- Seyfarth Shaw
- Alston & Bird
- Fried Frank
- K&L Gates
- Ice Miller
- Honigman LLP
- A&O Shearman
- Oliver Bell Group
- Fine Kaplan
- Jenner & Block
- Grant & Eisenhofer
- Labaton Keller
- Saveri & Saveri
- Latham & Watkins
- Mayer Brown
- White & Case
Companies
- KYB Americas Corp.
- Lear Corp.
- Furukawa Electric
- Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.
- Continental AG
- American Showa Inc.
- DENSO Corp.
- FCA US LLC
- Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.
- Bridgestone Corp.
- Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
- Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
- DPH Holdings Corp.
- Continental Automotive Products of Brazil Ltda.
- America Fujikura Ltd.
- Nett Technologies Inc.
- Daimler AG
- Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
- Keihin North America Inc.
- Ford Motor Co.
- Porsche
- G.S. Electech
- Stanley Electric
- Meritor Inc.
- Aisin Seiki Co.
- Delphi Automotive PLC
- Panasonic Corp.
- Hitachi Ltd.
- NSK Americas Inc.
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.
- Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.
- Koito Manufacturing
- JTEKT North America Corp.
- Autoliv Inc.
- Tokai Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- North American Lighting Inc.
- Calsonic Kansei Corp.
- Toyota Motor Corp.
- Hitachi Automotive Systems
- KYB Corp.
- Schaeffler AG
- Leoni AG
- Yazaki
- Subaru of America Inc.
- Mitsuba
- Sanden Corp.
- AB SKF
- Robert Bosch GmbH
- Takata Corp.
- Valeo SA
- Daimler Truck Holding AG
- Volkswagen AG
- Corning Inc.
- Automotive Rentals Inc.
- Kia Georgia Inc.
- Hyundai Motor Co.
- Kia Corp.
- Group 1 Automotive Inc.
Sectors & Industries:
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September 19, 2018
Drivers Reach $44.8M Deal With Toyoda Gosei In Parts MDL
Toyoda Gosei has agreed to pay $44.8 million to end claims in multidistrict litigation it was part of a conspiracy to fix the prices of six types of auto parts, drivers told a Michigan federal judge Tuesday in their bid for initial approval of the class action settlement.
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September 17, 2018
Automakers Seek OK For $5.7M In Heater Panel MDL Deals
Three Japanese manufacturers wrapped up in multidistrict litigation alleging they conspired to hike prices on automobile heater control panels have agreed to pay $5.7 million to escape automakers' claims, according to a filing in Michigan federal court.
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August 16, 2018
Geico Seeks To Pause $430M Auto Parts Price-Fixing Deal
Geico asked a Michigan federal court Tuesday to hold off on granting final approval to $430 million in settlements in a price-fixing case against auto parts makers while the court mulls whether the insurer can opt out of the deal before it's finalized.
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August 08, 2018
Bosch, Others Get Initial OK For $3M Deal In Auto Parts MDL
A Michigan federal judge has given early approval to a $3.1 million settlement that truck and equipment dealers struck with manufacturers Robert Bosch GmbH and three other companies, which would put to rest dealers' allegations of a wide-ranging conspiracy to hinder competition in the auto parts industry.
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July 18, 2018
Buyers Tout $1.8M Settlement In Car Heater Price-Fix Case
Car dealers have urged a Michigan federal judge to sign off on their $1.87 million settlement with Japanese auto parts maker Tokai Rika Co. Ltd. to resolve claims in multidistrict litigation that the company participated in bid-rigging and price-fixing of heater control panels, saying the deal is fair and avoids the risks of trial.
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July 02, 2018
Hitachi, Mitsubishi To Pay $9.5M In Car Parts Antitrust MDL
Purchasers of fuel injection systems affected by an alleged price-fixing conspiracy asked a Michigan federal judge on Friday to approve a pair of settlement agreements, worth a combined $9.5 million, that would resolve claims against Hitachi Automotive Systems Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. in a sprawling antitrust multidistrict litigation.
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May 16, 2018
Auto Parts Maker Reaches $5.2M Deal To Leave Antitrust MDL
Japanese auto parts manufacturer Toyo Denso Co. Ltd. and its subsidiary Weastec Inc. agreed to pay approximately $5.2 million to settle a proposed class action from consumers alleging they conspired to fix the prices of ignition and power window parts, according to documents filed in Michigan federal court Wednesday.
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April 04, 2018
Japanese Auto Parts Maker To Pay $34M In Antitrust Deal
Japanese auto parts maker Tokai Rika asked a Michigan federal judge Monday for preliminary approval of a $34.2 million settlement to resolve a putative class action within multidistrict litigation brought by car buyers who say the company conspired with others to fix prices of parts.
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March 30, 2018
Bridgestone, Other Tire Cos. Can't Escape Price-Fixing MDL
A Michigan federal judge on Thursday refused to let several tire companies, including Bridgestone Corp., duck an antitrust suit over anti-vibrational rubber parts for cars, saying the companies have failed to bat down allegations they sold the parts at inflated prices.
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February 15, 2018
Calsonic Reaches $11M Price-Fix Deal In Car Parts MDL
A proposed class of car buyers said Thursday they have reached an $11 million settlement of their claims in multidistrict litigation that Japanese auto parts maker Calsonic Kansei Corp. was part of a conspiracy to fix prices for vehicle air conditioning systems.