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Litigation

Jul. 16, 2013

Plaintiffs' firms pursuing lawsuits that claim price-fixing by vehicle shipping companies

Lawsuits have started piling up over allegations that shipping companies conspired to fix and stabilize prices to transport vehicles across the ocean.


By Hadley Robinson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Lawsuits have started piling up over allegations that shipping companies conspired to fix and stabilize prices to transport vehicles across the ocean.


The putative class actions, on behalf of both auto dealers and car and truck buyers nationwide, claim more than a dozen shipping companies and their subsidiaries have violated state and federal antitrust laws since 2008 by colluding to raise prices...

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