Labaton Sucharow LLP serves as Co-Lead Counsel in this lawsuit filed on behalf of a proposed class of Plaintiffs who purchased aftermarket automotive filters (oil, air, and fuel) directly from Defendants, the largest manufacturers of these products.

Plaintiffs allege that Defendants participated in a conspiracy to illegally fix the prices charged for aftermarket filters sold in the United States between January 1, 1999 and the present. The case is pending before the Honorable Robert W. Gettleman in the Northern District of Illinois.

Labaton Sucharow filed the first case in the country after it was exclusively provided with critical information about the conspiracy from a confidential informant. Subsequent to the Firm’s filing, the Florida Attorney General commenced an action alleging substantially identical claims against Defendants.

On November 26, 2008, Plaintiffs filed a Consolidated Amended Complaint. On February 2, 2009, most of the Defendants filed motions to dismiss the complaint, while one Defendant answered the complaint. Defendants’ motions have been fully briefed and are pending with the Court.