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US Supreme Court won’t hear appeal in foam class-action case

By: Associated Press//March 2, 2015//

US Supreme Court won’t hear appeal in foam class-action case

By: Associated Press//March 2, 2015//

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from a group of flexible foam manufacturers challenging one of the largest class-action lawsuits ever certified.

The justices on Monday let stand a lower court ruling that allowed a lawsuit to go forward that seeks more than $9 billion in damages against Carpenter Co., Woodbridge Foam Corp. and others.

Buyers of flexible foam products including seat cushions, foam pillows and mattresses allege the manufacturers were involved in a decades-long conspiracy to fix the price of polyurethane foam.

The companies claim there is not enough in common between various purchasers of the foam products to allow a class action to proceed. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected that argument.

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