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Hillenbrand, Inc.
Federal District Judge Denies Class Certification in Funeral Industry Antitrust Litigation
April 19th, 2009
On March 26, 2009, Kenneth M. Hoyt, United States District Judge in the Southern District of Texas (Houston), ruled in support of the memoranda and recommendations of U.S. Magistrate Judge Calvin Botley, and denied class certification in two previously disclosed antitrust lawsuits against Batesville Casket Company, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hillenbrand, Inc. As previously reported, a self-styled consumer advocacy group, the Funeral Consumers Alliance, and several consumers who had purchased Batesville caskets had filed a purported class-action lawsuit against Batesville Casket Company, Hill-Rom Holdings and three of Batesville's funeral home customers, alleging...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2009-04-19)
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