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If you are an appliance repair or distribution company or other company that purchases compressors directly from a compressor manufacturer, we are interested reviewing the facts of your case.
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Refrigerant Compressors
- Issue: Price-fixing
Compressor Price-Fixing
The national law firm of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP is investigating a potential case involving the price fixing of refrigeration system compressors. Compressors are used in refrigerators, freezers, air-conditioners, and other products that generate cold air.
Appliance repair and distribution companies buy compressors from manufacturers. When a compressor breaks down it cannot be repaired, but instead must be fully replaced.
Government Investigations of Alleged Price Fixing In Sale of Compressors
Tecumseh Products Company, a manufacturer of compressors, announced it entered into an amnesty agreement concerning an antitrust investigation with the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ"). Earlier in the month, the DOJ confirmed its participation in an international investigation of alleged price fixing in the global market for refrigeration and freezer compressors. In a press report, Ana Paula Martinez of the Brazil Justice Ministry stated, "We believe [compressor manufacturers] had been exchanging privileged commercial information for more than 12 year[s]."
To date, a grand jury has issued subpoena to three companies: Tecumseh, Whirlpool Corporation and Danfoss A/S, a European manufacturer of compressors.
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If you are an appliance repair or distribution company or other company that purchases compressors directly from a compressor manufacturer, we are interested reviewing the facts of your case. Please contact us. There is no charge or obligation for our review of the case.
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