NEW YORK ( TheStreet ) -- Dow Chemical ( DOW ) shares are down 1.7% to $52.50 on Tuesday after a federal appeals court dismissed the chemical company's attempt to throw out a $1.06 billion judgement. The original judgement was a result of a lawsuit brought by customers who accused the company of conspiring to artificially inflate polyurethane prices. Dow Chemicals said that it is "extremely disappointed" in the ruling and that they would appeal the case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary. STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more. Separately, TheStreet Ratings team rates DOW CHEMICAL as a "buy" with a ratings score of A+. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation: "We rate DOW CHEMICAL (DOW) a BUY. This is based on the convergence of positive investment measures, which should help this stock outperform the majority of stocks that we rate.