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In re: Refrigerant Compressors Antitrust LitigationCase No. 2:09-MD-02042, ED Michigan February 2010
Hausfeld LLP is counsel for a proposed class of direct purchaser plaintiffs in this antitrust price-fixing class action in which plaintiffs allege that several of the major manufacturers of compressors unlawfully conspired to fix prices of compressors in violation of the Sherman Act. Refrigerant compressors are used primarily in the manufacture of refrigerators and freezers and commercial refrigeration. The global refrigerant compressors market is a multi-billion dollar industry.
The investigation of the cartel began in Brazil began near the end of 2008 following a leniency application. In parallel, in February 2009, grand jury subpoenas were issued from the Department of Justice in the United States. Furthermore, in February of 2009, the European Commission confirmed that Commission officials carried out unannounced inspections of the premises of producers of compressors in several member states.
For more information, please contact attorneys William P. Butterfield, Brian A. Ratner, or Reena A. Gambhir in our Washington D.C. Office.
Practice Areas: Antitrust / Competition
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