July 29, 2013
Public Companies and Competition Law: The Launching of an ICN...
Jul 30, 2013 CPI ICN Column edited by Maria Coppola (U.S. Federal Trade Commission) Public Companies and Competition Law: The Launching of an ICN Project – Eleanor M. Fox (Professor,...
May 23, 2013
Canada: Railway exec predicts N. America consolidation, addresses merger plans
The CEO of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. reinforced the theory that major railroads throughout North America – known as Class 1 railroads – will face a major consolidation in the...
April 29, 2013
US: Crucial moment for multi-billion fuel pricing case this week
A crucial point for a major case comes at the end of this week as four of the nation’s largest freight rail operators, alleged to have colluded to fix fuel...
March 22, 2013
US: ‘Commonsense’ antitrust bill introduced to dismay of nation’s railroads
Two Senators have introduced a bill into Congress that would take the antitrust exemptions away from the nation’s railroads in a move aimed at keeping transport costs in check. While...
February 27, 2013
US: Suit claiming monopolization of western rail transport dismissed
A minerals company’s case against two railway entities has been dismissed by a federal judge who ruled claims of monopolistic behavior were not adequately shown. Oxbow Carbon & Minerals LLC...
December 04, 2012
Competition and the railroads: A European perspective
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Gunter Knieps (Freiberg) explores Competition and the railroads: A European perspective ABSTRACT: The reform of European railroads is a time-consuming process strongly characterized by its...
July 06, 2012
Big four railways challenge class certification in fuel surcharge lawsuit
Four U.S. railroad companies that are facing a price-fixing class action lawsuit have challenged the class certification. On June 21, U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman (District of Columbia) certified a...
July 05, 2012
ThyssenKrupp, Vossloh, and Voestalpine fined €124.5 M for price-fixing
Germany’s Bundeskartellamt has fined ThyssenKrupp, Vossloh, and Voestalpine 124.5 million euros ($154.23 million) for operating a rail track price-fixing cartel between 2001 and 2011. At 103 million euros, ThyssenKrupp received...
June 22, 2012
Class wins certification for suit alleging Big Four railroads fixed...
U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman (District of Columbia) certified a class alleging that U.S. freight railroads fixed fuel surcharges between 2003 and 2008. The surcharges were unrelated to actual costs,...