In re Rail Freight Fuel Surcharge Antitrust Litig.

PAUL L. FRIEDMAN, United States District Judge

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ...31

I. INTRODUCTION...31

II. BACKGROUND ...33

A. The Alleged Conspiracy ...35

B. Appeal to the D. C. Circuit ...38

C. Class Certification Papers and Supplemental Briefing Before the Class Certification Hearing ...39

D. Supplemental Expert Reports ...40

PART TWO: ADMISSIBILITY OF EXPERT TESTIMONY UNDER DAUBERT ...40

I. INTRODUCTION...40

II. EXPERT TESTIMONY AT CLASS CERTIFICATION ...41

A. Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence ...41

B. Daubert Test Versus Rule 22(b) Reliability Standard ...42

III.…