Methionine Antitrust Litigation
(In re Methionine Antitrust Litigation, MDL 1311 (N.D. Cal. 2002))
Methionine manufactures allegedly conspired to fix, raise, maintain, or stabilize the prices of methionine in the U.S. Methionine, which is used in the feed additives industry, includes all forms of the amino acid methionine, all forms of methionine-derived products, and the methionine chemical intermediates. A class action was brought into Court and these allegations were settled. Methionine purchasers who bought the product between January 1, 1985 and December 21, 2000 from Novus International, Inc., Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Nippon Soda Co., Ltd., Aventis SA, Aventis Inc. f/k/a Rhone-Poulenc Animal Nutrition, Degussa AG, or Degussa Corp. were eligible to file settlement claims. We assisted potential claimants in filing for settlement.
