Category Archives: Class Certification

Fiberglass Insulation Price-fixing Case to Go to Trial

Northern District of Georgia Judge Julie Carnes denied defendant Masco motion for summary judgment in a case alleging that Masco, a large insulation contractor, orchestrated a price fixing cartel amoung four of the five largest fiberglass insulation manufacturers.  The complaint alleges that because of its size, Masco was able to negotiate lower prices from the manufacturers than […]

Third Circuit Remands Plastics MDL on Class Certification Issue

Update September 2010:  On remand, the district court denied class certification. Following its decision in the recent hydrogen peroxide case, the Third Circuit remanded In Re: Plastic Additives Antitrust Litigation for additional consideration as to whether common issues in fact predominate.