Utilities, others file new round of antitrust suits against railroads

摘要

Several major utilities and other companies have sued four Class I railroads in federal courts over an old issue – price fixing in violation of the Sherman Act. Several lawsuits filed this week carry similar language and involve the Duke Energy utilities, Dominion Energy/Virginia Electric and Power/ Dominion Energy South Carolina, Eastman Chemical, Solutia Inc. and Taminco Corporation, among others, suing BNSF Railway, CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern Railway and Union Pacific Railroad.