United States. A jury in the District Court for the District of Kansas City, KS, charged The Dow Chemical Co. $4 billion for plaintiffs who complained about pricing in urethane, according to law firm Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC.
The plaintiffs, direct buyers of chemicals used to manufacture polyurethanes, complained about additional charges by Dow and four other chemical companies as a result of the national pricing program conspiracy that occurred between 1999 and 2003.
Three chemical companies — Bayer, BASF and Huntsman International LLC — previously agreed to settle claims against them for approximately $139 million. A fourth company, Lyondell Chemical Co., was under bankruptcy protection and was established without having to pay damages.
