In In re: Ductile Iron Pipe Fittings Indirect Purchaser Antitrust Litigation, New Jersey District Court Judge Anne E. Thompson refused to dismiss indirect purchasers’ class action against McWane Inc. and several other manufacturers, importers, and sellers of ductile iron pipe fittings, accusing the companies of fixing the products’ prices. While the court dismissed plaintiffs’ unjust enrichment claim, injunction request, and antitrust claims brought under the laws of 20 states, it kept their nine home state-law antitrust and consumer protection allegations intact. In rendering its decision, the court disagreed with defendants’ claim that plaintiffs showed no concrete connection between the alleged anti-competitive conduct and the plaintiffs’ nine home states. The court held that dismissal on this ground was not proper at this time because it’s too early in the proceedings for the court to require that level of specificity.