February 14, 2013
The Ninth Circuit on Thursday revived AT&T Inc.'s claims in multidistrict litigation accusing Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and others of fixing the price of liquid crystal display screens, finding that applying California antitrust law didn't violate the defendants' constitutional rights.
February 13, 2013
LG Display Co. Ltd, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and other technology companies accused of fixing prices of liquid crystal display panels urged a California judge Tuesday to nix an antitrust complaint from Proview Technology Inc., saying the company waited too long to sue over the alleged cartel.
January 23, 2013
T-Mobile USA Inc. has dropped antitrust claims against Chi Mei Corp. alleging the Taiwanese manufacturer colluded with others to fix prices on liquid crystal display panels, according to California federal court documents filed Tuesday.
January 18, 2013
Dell Inc. is set to bow out of multidistrict litigation over alleged price-fixing in the liquid crystal display panel industry, having agreed to drop its remaining claims against LCD maker AU Optronics Corp., according to documents filed Thursday in California federal court.
January 15, 2013
A California federal judge presiding over multidistrict litigation alleging electronics companies fixed liquid crystal display prices on Monday awarded $23.5 million in legal fees and costs to attorneys for a direct purchaser class after it settled with defendants AU Optronics Corp. and Toshiba Corp.
January 11, 2013
Dell Inc. has reached a deal to resolve its allegations in multidistrict litigation that HannStar Display Corp. conspired with others to fix prices on liquid crystal display panels, according to a Thursday filing in California federal court.
January 09, 2013
AT&T Mobility LLC and Nokia Corp. have dropped antitrust claims against AU Optronics Corp. and other liquid crystal display manufacturers accused in multidistrict litigation of participating in an international price-fixing conspiracy, according to court documents filed Tuesday in California.
January 02, 2013
The California federal judge overseeing multidistrict price-fixing litigation against several liquid crystal display makers has handed a trio of partial victories to the defendants, paring down some of the retailer plaintiffs' claims and allowing the manufacturers to use a pass-on defense.
December 05, 2012
A California federal judge refused Tuesday to absolve Chunghwa Picture Tubes and HannStar Display Corp. of allegations they fixed prices on liquid crystal display panels used in mobile phones, preserving the claims in a multidistrict litigation over widespread price-fixing in the LCD industry.
December 03, 2012
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. has reached a settlement with Best Buy Co. Inc. to resolve the retailer's claim that the Dutch giant took part in a conspiracy to fix prices for liquid crystal display technology, according to court documents filed Friday.