The class action lawsuit alleges that from at least 1997 through at least Jan. 1, 2009, the majority of the PVC pipe manufactured and sold by J-M Manufacturing Co. Inc. (JM Eagle's corporate ...

An electrical contractor has filed an antitrust lawsuit in U.S. court accusing Westlake, Atkore and other major PVC pipe manufacturers of conspiring to overcharge municipal and commercial buyers.

Representatives of several trade groups, including the Plastics Pipe Institute, the Vinyl Institute and Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association, claimed falsehoods and fear-mongering littered the report ...