Flemister v. Continental Aktiengesellschaft et al
Plaintiff: Diana Flemister
Defendant: Continental Aktiengesellschaft, Continental Tire the Americas, LLC, Compagne Generale Des Etablissements Michelin SCA, Compagnie Financire Michelin SA, Michelin North America, Inc., Nokian Tyres, PLC, Nokian Tyres, Inc, Nokian Tyres U.S. Operations, LLC, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Pirelli & C. S.P.A., Pirelli Tire, LLC, Bridgestone Corporation, Bridgestone Americas, Inc. and John Doe
Case Number: 2:2024cv10725
Filed: March 21, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Presiding Judge: Kimberly G Altman
Referring Judge: F Kay Behm
2 Judge: Terrence G Berg
3 Judge: Elizabeth A Stafford
Nature of Suit: Anti-Trust
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. § 25 Clayton Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 10, 2024 Filing 12 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Michelin North America, Inc. waiver sent on 4/9/2024, answer due 6/10/2024. (Cialkowski, David)
May 10, 2024 Filing 11 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Nokian Tyres, Inc waiver sent on 4/9/2024, answer due 6/10/2024. (Cialkowski, David)
May 10, 2024 Filing 10 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Nokian Tyres U.S. Operations, LLC waiver sent on 4/9/2024, answer due 6/10/2024. (Cialkowski, David)
May 10, 2024 Filing 9 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Continental Tire the Americas, LLC waiver sent on 4/9/2024, answer due 6/10/2024. (Cialkowski, David)
May 10, 2024 Filing 8 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Bridgestone Americas, Inc. waiver sent on 4/9/2024, answer due 6/10/2024. (Cialkowski, David)
May 6, 2024 Filing 7 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Pirelli Tire, LLC waiver sent on 4/9/2024, answer due 6/10/2024. (Cialkowski, David)
May 3, 2024 Filing 6 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company waiver sent on 4/9/2024, answer due 6/10/2024. (Cialkowski, David)
April 8, 2024 Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance by David M. Cialkowski on behalf of Diana Flemister. (Cialkowski, David)
March 25, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE from District Judge F. Kay Behm and Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Stafford in Flint to District Judge Terrence G. Berg and Magistrate Judge Kimberly G. Altman in Detroit. (SSch)
March 21, 2024 Filing 3 SUMMONS Issued for *Bridgestone Americas, Inc., Bridgestone Corporation, Compagne Generale Des Etablissements Michelin SCA, Compagnie Financire Michelin SA, Continental Aktiengesellschaft, Continental Tire the Americas, LLC, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Michelin North America, Inc., Nokian Tyres U.S. Operations, LLC, Nokian Tyres, Inc, Nokian Tyres, PLC, Pirelli & C. S.P.A., Pirelli Tire, LLC* (MSyl)
March 21, 2024 Filing 2 ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: Dennis A. Lienhardt appearing on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Lienhardt, Dennis)
March 21, 2024 Filing 1 COMPLAINT Class Action filed by Diana Flemister against All Defendants with Jury Demand. Plaintiff requests summons issued. Receipt No: AMIEDC-9719589 - Fee: $ 405. County of 1st Plaintiff: Wayne - County Where Action Arose: Wayne - County of 1st Defendant: Wayne. [Previously dismissed case: No] [Possible companion case(s): United States District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 2:24-cv-10632-TGB-KGA, Judge Hon. Terrence G. Berg] (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit 1 - 2022 Universal Registration Document (April 11, 2023), #3 Exhibit 2 - Smithers forecasts the global tire market to reach $280 billion in 2024 (Dec. 22, 2023), #4 Exhibit 3 - Joy Kopcha, Do Tire Tiers Exist, and Are They Competitive? Modern Tire Dealer (Nov. 7, 2023), #5 Exhibit 4 - EU Tire Cartel Probe Targets Michelin, Continental, Matthew Perlman, Law 360 (Jan. 30, 2024), #6 Exhibit 5 - Commission carries out unannounced antitrust inspections in the tyres sector, European Commission (Jan. 30, 2024), #7 Exhibit 6 - 2022 Continental Annual Report, pg. 26, #8 Exhibit 7 - 2022 Universal Registration Document, pg. 16 (April 11, 2023), #9 Exhibit 8 - Bridgestone Home Page, #10 Exhibit 9 - Overinflated: The Journey of Humble Tire Reveals Why Prices Are Still So High, ProPublica (May 3, 2023), #11 Exhibit 10 - Michelin Will Raise Consumer, Commercial Prices on Feb. 1, Modern Tire Dealer (Dec. 19, 2020), #12 Exhibit 11 - Financial Statement Release 2020, Transcript, Nokian (Feb. 9, 2021), #13 Exhibit 12 - Continental Plans Price Hike on PLT Tires, Modern Tire Dealer (Jan. 6, 2021), #14 Exhibit 13 - Michelin Will Raise Consumer Tire Prices on April 1, Modern Tire Dealer (March 1, 2021), #15 Exhibit 14 - Goodyear to Increase Consumer Tire Prices, Modern Tire Dealer (March 3, 2021), #16 Exhibit 15 - Pirelli Will Raise Prices in U.S. on April 15, Modern Tire Dealer (March 9, 2021), #17 Exhibit 16 - Bridgestone to Raise Consumer Tire Prices on May 1, Modern Tire Dealer (March 24, 2021), #18 Exhibit 17 - Goodyear Plans Another Consumer Tire Price Hike, Modern Tire Dealer (May 3, 2021), #19 Exhibit 18 - Continental Will Raise Consumer Prices in July, Modern Tire Dealer (May 5, 2021), #20 Exhibit 19 - Pirelli Plans Another Price Hike, Modern Tire Dealer (May 18, 2021), #21 Exhibit 20 - Michelin announces North America price increases, Tyrepress (Aug. 3, 2021), #22 Exhibit 21 - Goodyear and Cooper Consumer Tire Prices Are Going Up, Ratchet and Wrench (Aug. 10, 2021), #23 Exhibit 22 - Continental Tire Announces Price Increase, Tire Review (Aug. 30, 2021), #24 Exhibit 23 - Pirelli raising prices for fourth time in 2021, Rubber News (Aug. 31, 2021), #25 Exhibit 24 - Madeline Winer, Continental Tire Announces Price Increases, Tire Review (Nov. 9, 2021), #26 Exhibit 25 - Michelin Implements Price Increase Across Passenger Brand and Commercial Offers in North American Market, PR Newswire (Dec 1, 2021), #27 Exhibit 26 - Daneille Hess, Pirelli Announces Price Increases for Car, Light Truck Tires, Tire Review (Jan. 3, 2022), #28 Exhibit 27 - Christian Hinton, Continental Tire Announces Price Increase, Tire Review (Mar. 1, 2022), #29 Exhibit 28 - Michelin Implements Price Increase Across Passenger Brands and Commercial Offers in North American Market, Michelin Press Release (Mar. 1, 2022), #30 Exhibit 29 - Christian Hinton, Bridgestone Price Increase for Consumer Replacement Tires, Tire Review (Mar. 2, 2022), #31 Exhibit 30 - Christian Hinton, Pirelli Increases Price for Car and Light Truck Tires, Tire Review (Mar. 23, 2022), #32 Exhibit 31 - Conti to raise U.S. Tire prices again, Tire Business (Apr. 19, 2022), #33 Exhibit 32 - Press Release, Michelin (May 2, 2022), #34 Exhibit 33 - Brian Coote, Pirelli to Increase Prices on U.S. PLT Tires, Tire Review) (May 17, 2022), #35 Exhibit 34 - Goodyear to raise North America Tire prices July 1, Tire Business (June 15, 2022), #36 Exhibit 35 - Brian Coote, Bridgestone to Increase Consumer Tire Prices in U.S., Canada, Tire Review (June 6, 2022), #37 Exhibit 36 - Christian Hinton, Bridgestone Announces Price Increases up to 15% on Select Tires, Tire Review (Sept. 8, 2022), #38 Exhibit 37 - Samuel Grom, Michelin Introduces Prices Increases in Canada, U.S., Tire Review (Dec. 13, 2022), #39 Exhibit 38 - Samuel Grom, Bridgestone Americas Increases Replacement Tire Prices, Tire Review (Dec. 13, 2022), #40 Exhibit 39 - Goodyear, Q1 2022 Interim Results Earnings Call Transcripts) (May 6, 2022), #41 Exhibit 40 - Continental, 2022 Annual Report, pg. 73, #42 Exhibit 41 - Goodyear, Q1 2022 Interim Results Earnings Call Transcripts) (May 6, 2022), #43 Exhibit 42 - The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, 2022 Annual Report, pg. 7, #44 Exhibit 43 - Michael Perlman, EU Tire Cartel Probe Targets Michelin, Continental, Law 360) (Jan. 30, 2024), #45 Exhibit 44 - Bridgestone Corp. Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cares, Department of Justice (Feb. 13, 2014), #46 Exhibit 45 - Michael, Grabell, Overinflated: The Journey of a Huble Tire Reveals Why Prices Are Still So High, Pro Publica) (May 3, 2023), #47 Exhibit 46 - Goodyear, Annual Report 2022, #48 Exhibit 47 - How Are Tires Made?, Goodyear, #49 Exhibit 48 - Mathilde Carlier, Number of vehicles in operation in the United States between 1st quarter 2018 and 1st quarter 2023, Statista (Dec. 19, 2023), #50 Exhibit 49 - Determining Tire Size, Bridgestone Americas, #51 Exhibit 50 - The Goliaths of the Replacement Tire Industry Are Getting Bigger. How Can The Davids Compete?, Traqline (Feb. 14, 2022), #52 Exhibit 51 - Tire Manufacturing in the US, IBIS World, #53 Exhibit 52 - About Us, U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association, #54 Exhibit 53 - Leadership, U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association, #55 Exhibit 54 - Nokian Tyres North American Factory, Nokian, #56 Exhibit 55 - Rising tire prices affected by several factors, Nokian (July 8, 2022)) (Miller, E.)
March 21, 2024 A United States Magistrate Judge of this Court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 636c and FRCP 73. The Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge form is available for download at #http://www.mied.uscourts.gov (MSyl)

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Plaintiff: Diana Flemister
Represented By: Dennis A. Lienhardt
Represented By: E. Powell Miller
Represented By: David M. Cialkowski
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