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Case ID: 4101 | Miscellaneous | 12/27/2004
A class action lawsuit has been filed in the District Court of New Jersey against Bayer AG, a pharmaceutical company based in Germany with offices nationwide, for price fixing. Class members seek triple damages, attorney's fees, and the costs of the litigation.
Specifically, the complaint alleges the defendants manufactured, sold and distributed Polyether Polyols, MDIs, and TDIs (used for the making of foam products) throughout the United States and increased the prices of the items in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 through conspiracy where they fixed, raised, stabilized, and maintained artificially high levels. More specifically, the complaint alleges that the defendants agreed to charge prices at certain levels, and otherwise to fix, increase, maintain or stabilize prices of Polyether Polyols, MDI and TDI in the United States and sold them at the agreed upon prices. Class members include all persons who purchased Polyether Polyols, MDI or TDI in the United States directly from any of the defendants or their subsidiaries or affiliates from November 2000 to present. At Lawcash.com, it is our goal to keep you informed about important legal cases, class actions and settlements. Our lawyers offer free legal evaluations in tort cases, class actions, personal injury, and other lawsuits because we are dedicated to helping you resolve your legal complaints. Other Miscellaneous Cases of Interest The class has been certified in an action filed against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., on behalf of all women who did not work for Wal-Mart and resided within a 40-mile radius of the Wal-Mart store in Natchitoches, Louisiana, who can establish that they were in the store’s public restroom sometime between November 16, 1996, and July 9, 1997. The action alleges that a video camera was set up in the store bathroom to record women as they used the toilet. Persons eligible to take part in the action should contact attorneys for the class. Cincinnati Bengals fans who say the team improperly refused to allow them to cancel their season tickets have asked a judge to award their lawsuit class action status.
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