Compressors Antitrust Litigation

Chimicles & Tikellis, along with its co-counsel, has filed an antitrust lawsuit against the manufacturers of hermetically sealed refrigerant compressor products listed below (the “Defendants”). A hermetically sealed refrigerant compressor product, which is a device that creates cold air, is defined in the complaint to include refrigerant compressors themselves, as well as products containing refrigerant compressors. The refrigerant compressor products industry is a multi-billion dollar industry.

The complaint alleges that the Defendants conspired to fix, raise, maintain, and/or stabilize the prices of hermetically sealed refrigerant compressor products. According to the complaint, the existence of this alleged conspiracy is supported by the recent initiation of coordinated global antitrust investigations in the United States, Brazil, and European Union, pursuant to which Defendant Tecumseh Products has entered into amnesty agreements with several regulators.

The complaint seeks class action status on behalf of a class of persons and entities who purchased hermetically sealed refrigerant compressor products directly from one or more of the Defendants at any point since January 1, 1996.

For additional information, please contact the attorneys below.

The Defendants:

• Tecumseh Products Co.
• Whirlpool Corporation
• Bristol Compressors International
• Danfoss
• Appliances Components Companies
• ACC USA LLC
• Panasonic
• Emerson Climate Technologies