The proposed settlement addresses alleged price discrimination favoring large retail chains and provides payments to smaller competitors for future violations. It follows September’s separate $12.5 million resolution of a federal bribery investigation.
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NAW filed a reply supporting its request for a preliminary injunction against Colorado’s EPR law, arguing that the state has not answered its core constitutional claims over CAA membership, oversight, fee-setting and distributor burdens.
NAW is appealing a federal district court ruling that upheld Oregon’s EPR packaging law, continuing its legal challenge over fee-setting authority, interstate supply chain impacts and distributor obligations under the state’s Recycling Modernization Act.
An inacurracy such as an incorrect email address could jeopardize a company’s ability to import goods. Enhanced CBP enforcement beginning Sept. 18 puts importer identity records — and oversight of information submitted by customs brokers — under scrutiny. Get the details here.
The federal lawsuit seeks to restrict the Minneapolis-based wholesaler’s operations following a December recall of nearly 2,000 products linked to rodent and bird contamination.
The beverage alcohol distributor accepted responsibility for improper payments to retail employees and agreed to strengthen compliance.
Three more distributors have been identified as alleged co-conspirators in the sprawling PVC pipe antitrust litigation, doubling the distributor list since MDM’s initial coverage. Meanwhile, settlements involving manufacturers and a pricing data provider have climbed above $415 million.
Mansfield Oil Company alleges that distributor KRSM failed to pay for nearly $4 million worth of gasoline, hundreds of thousands of gallons of which were delivered to stations participating in the recently launched Freedom Fuel Network.
A federal judge ruled that Oregon’s Recycling Modernization Act does not violate the dormant Commerce Clause or Due Process Clause involved. However, the ruling is not the final word on the matter as NAW weighs next steps and continues EPR challenges in California and Colorado.
A 17-state coalition filed a motion for preliminary injunction and amended complaint, arguing SB 54 is unconstitutional.
NAW’s latest EPR challenge targets Colorado’s packaging recycling law, marking the association’s third legal action against state EPR programs after its Oregon and California filings.
NAW presented its case challenging Oregon’s packaging EPR law during a July 13-17 federal trial in Portland, and a ruling is expected by the end of August. See the association's statement on the matter.
HARDI, PHCC and ACCA filed a legal challenge to portions of EPA’s Technology Transitions Reconsideration Rule, arguing that delayed commercial refrigeration transition deadlines will strain HFC supply and raise costs across HVACR markets.
NAW is the only business plaintiff in a multistate lawsuit seeking to block California’s SB 54 packaging law, months after the association secured an injunction against Oregon’s EPR law. Get the details here.
The U.S. government says bankrupt supplier First Brands underpaid tariffs on imported goods for years, adding another major development to the company’s ongoing collapse and its growing fallout across the automotive aftermarket distribution channel.
The DOJ charged four major container manufacturers — which combine to produce nearly all of the world's standard unfrigerated shipping containers — and seven of their executives with allegedly conspiring to restrict output and inflate prices during the pandemic-era supply chain crisis.
NAW joined a growing coalition urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a Colorado ruling allowing climate liability claims against energy companies to proceed under state law.
A proposed class-action lawsuit filed in federal court accuses Ace Hardware and software provider Epicor of orchestrating a long-running scheme to coordinate retail pricing and allocate local markets among thousands of Ace-affiliated stores nationwide.
Two new lawsuits filed in April expand antitrust claims against major HVAC OEMs, alleging a multi-year price-fixing scheme that overcharged contractors and distributors — building on a similar class action first filed in March.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will launch its tariff refund portal April 20, with claims expected to take 60–90 days to process — longer than previously estimated — as the agency begins the first phase of its new IEEPA duty recovery system.