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Three more distributors have been identified as alleged co-conspirators in the sprawling PVC pipe antitrust litigation, doubling the distributor list since MDM’s initial coverage. Meanwhile, settlements involving manufacturers and a pricing data provider have climbed above $415 million.
September 3, 2026
NAW is seeking to preserve protections for its members while appealing Oregon’s EPR law, warning that January 2027 fee invoices could expose distributors to unrecoverable costs or enforcement penalties before appellate review.
The proposed settlement addresses alleged price discrimination favoring large retail chains and provides payments to smaller competitors for future violations. It follows September’s separate $12.5 million resolution of a federal bribery investigation.
NAW filed a reply supporting its request for a preliminary injunction against Colorado’s EPR law, arguing that the state has not answered its core constitutional claims over CAA membership, oversight, fee-setting and distributor burdens.
NAW is appealing a federal district court ruling that upheld Oregon’s EPR packaging law, continuing its legal challenge over fee-setting authority, interstate supply chain impacts and distributor obligations under the state’s Recycling Modernization Act.
The beverage alcohol distributor accepted responsibility for improper payments to retail employees and agreed to strengthen compliance.
Mansfield Oil Company alleges that distributor KRSM failed to pay for nearly $4 million worth of gasoline, hundreds of thousands of gallons of which were delivered to stations participating in the recently launched Freedom Fuel...
A federal judge ruled that Oregon’s Recycling Modernization Act does not violate the dormant Commerce Clause or Due Process Clause involved. However, the ruling is not the final word on the matter as NAW weighs...
A 17-state coalition filed a motion for preliminary injunction and amended complaint, arguing SB 54 is unconstitutional.
NAW’s latest EPR challenge targets Colorado’s packaging recycling law, marking the association’s third legal action against state EPR programs after its Oregon and California filings.
NAW presented its case challenging Oregon’s packaging EPR law during a July 13-17 federal trial in Portland, and a ruling is expected by the end of August. See the association’s statement on the matter.
HARDI, PHCC and ACCA filed a legal challenge to portions of EPA’s Technology Transitions Reconsideration Rule, arguing that delayed commercial refrigeration transition deadlines will strain HFC supply and raise costs across HVACR markets.
NAW is the only business plaintiff in a multistate lawsuit seeking to block California’s SB 54 packaging law, months after the association secured an injunction against Oregon’s EPR law. Get the details here.
