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We will promptly disclose any matters requiring public announcement as they arise.","jir_financial_highlights":"Claimed Damages Amount: Unknown (Unknown)\nDate of Litigation Filing: 2026-03-20 (New)\nDate of Summons Delivery (Subsidiaries): 2026-03-30 and thereafter (New)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#DaikinIndustriesLtd, #GeneralIR, #USLitigation","jir_key_figures":"Date of Litigation Filing: 2026-03-20\nDate of Summons Delivery (Subsidiaries): 2026-03-30 and thereafter\nClaimed Damages Amount: Unknown","jir_meta_title":"Daikin Industries Announces Class-Action Lawsuit over U.S. HVAC Product Price-Fixing (March 20, 2026)","jir_meta_description":"Daikin Industries, Ltd. has been named in a class-action lawsuit filed on March 20, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan concerning price-fixing of HVAC products. 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