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Price-fixing Lawsuit on Automotive Filters
April 25th, 2018
A parts distributor has filed a substantial price-fixing lawsuit alleging an illegal cartel among the world’s major manufacturers of automotive oil, fuel, air and transmission filters, spanning since at least January 1, 1999. The lawsuit alleges th…
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MHPC Achieves $2 Million Settlement of Federal Whistleblower and Class Action Lawsuits
April 25th, 2018
Chicago’s federal district court has given separate and final approval to settlements in two cases, totaling $2 million, against a local law firm for improper practices in the collection and reporting of consumer debts. John Malkinson was a lead at…
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$147 Million Price-Fixing Partial Settlement on Direct Purchases of Polyurethane Foam.
March 1st, 2015
Malkinson & Halpern, P.C. announced that a federal Court in Toledo, Ohio has granted final approval of additional class action partial settlements totaling $147.8 million to by paid by manufacturers of polyurethane foam on behalf of direct purcha…
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Malkinson & Halpern, P.C. Announces $90 Million Potash Settlements
June 12th, 2013
Chicago, IL (June 12, 2013) Malkinson & Halpern, P.C., a Chicago law firm, announced that a federal court in Chicago has approved $90 million in combined settlements of a class action concerning alleged price-fixing in the Potash industry. Potash…
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MHPC Files National Price-fixing Suit On Polyurethane Foam
October 1st, 2010
On October 1, 2010, Malkinson & Halpern, P.C. filed a federal price-fixing class action on behalf of its client, a polyurethane foam fabricating business, and other direct purchasers of polyurethane foam. The U.S. Department of Justice is conduct…
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MHPC Files National Price-fixing Suit On Polyurethane Foam
October 1st, 2010
On October 1, 2010, Malkinson & Halpern, P.C. filed a federal price-fixing class action on behalf of its client, a polyurethane foam fabricating business, and other direct purchasers of polyurethane foam. The U.S. Department of Justice is conduct…
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MHPC Files Racial Discrimination Class Action Against Chicago Dept. of Transportation
February 12th, 2010
On February 12, 2010, Malkinson & Halpern, P.C. filed a federal class action lawsuit against the City of Chicago’s Department of Transportation, alleging a climate and culture of racial discrimination and retaliation has injured minority worker…
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MHPC Settles Consumer Collection Class Action
November 5th, 2008
On November 5, 2008, Malkinson & Halpern, P.C. obtained preliminary federal court approval of a class action settlement on behalf consumer collection and federal student loan debtors whose debt payments were not timely credited by a collection la…
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MHPC Files Price-fixing Suit On Potash
October 11th, 2008
On October 11, 2008, Malkinson & Halpern, P.C. filed a nationwide price-fixing class action in Chicago, IL, on behalf of its client, a commercial chemical supplier, and other direct purchasers of potash. The suit alleges that the world’s primar…
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MHPC Files Price-fixing Suit On Eggs
October 11th, 2008
On October 11, 2008, Malkinson & Halpern, P.C. filed a price-fixing class action in Philadelphia, PA on behalf of its client, a food and ingredient supplier, and other direct purchasers of shelled or processed Eggs. The U.S. Department of Justice…
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