- Parties: The plaintiff was Topher's Beard Company. The defendants were 3229897 Nova Scotia Co, Axiall Canada Inc, Formosa Plastics Corp, Formosa Plastics Corp USA, Ka Steel Chemicals Inc, Occidental Chemical Corp, Occidental Petroleum Corp, Olin Canada ULC, Olin Corp, Oxy Canada Sales Inc, Shin Etsu Chemical Co Ltd, Shinteck Incorp, and Westlake Chemical Corp.

- Subject Matter: The plaintiff claimed an order certifying the action as a class proceeding and appointing the plaintiff as representative plaintiff. The plaintiff alleged that the defendants conspired and agreed with each other and their other unknown co-conspirators to raise, maintain, fix, and/or stabilize the price of caustic soda in North America and elsewhere. This case is ongoing.

- Date: The hearing was set on June 3, 2024.

- Venue: This was a federal case before the Federal Court.

- Amount: No financial award was specified.