In re Aluminum Warehousing Antitrust Litig., 13-md-2481, (S.D.N.Y.)

On August 27, 2019, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision (authored by the Honorable Pierre N. Leval) which vacated the dismissal of the First Level Purchasers (“FLPs”) claims that Defendants combined, conspired, and agreed to inflate the price of primary aluminum between February 2010 and March 25, 2016.   Eastman Kodak Co. v. Henry Bath LLC, 936 F.3d 86 (2d Cir. 2019).  On September 11, 2019, the Judicial Panel of Multidistrict Litigation reassigned the In re Aluminum Warehousing Antitrust Litigation to the Honorable Paul A. Engelmayer (in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York).  It is anticipated that the Court will soon consider Plaintiffs’ pending motion for class certification. If you purchased from a smelter primary grade aluminum between February 2010 and March 25, 2016, you may be a member of the proposed class.  The Firm is Court appointed Interim Co-Lead Counsel.  For further information, please contact Benjamin Jaccarino, Esq., (bjaccarino@lshllp.com).