Consumers Too Far Down Distribution Chain to Press Price Fixing Class Action vs. Steelmakers, Judge Says - McDermott Will & Emery

Consumers Too Far Down Distribution Chain to Press Price Fixing Class Action vs. Steelmakers, Judge Says

Overview


McDermott antitrust lawyers represented one of eight steelmakers in a class action launched in 2008 in Chicago federal court, pursued by 5,500 manufacturers, metal fabricators and others who bought steel directly from the defendants. This suit was ironed out with settlements in 2014 and 2016.