August 06, 2012
Toshiba Corp. became the latest electronics component maker Thursday to raise the Ninth Circuit's recent ATM fee antitrust litigation ruling to try to nix claims from companies that bought finished products incorporating allegedly price-fixed parts, arguing the plaintiffs don't have standing to seek damages.
July 26, 2012
A class of liquid crystal display buyers pushed Wednesday to protect its $87 million price-fixing verdict against Toshiba Corp., arguing that the electronics maker hadn't proved it could use the $443 million other defendants have already paid in settlements to offset the entire jury award.
July 23, 2012
A group of liquid crystal display makers on Friday cited a recent Ninth Circuit ATM fee antitrust ruling in an attempt to nix price-fixing claims launched by Target Corp., AT&T Corp. and others, arguing that the decision bars the plaintiffs from bringing federal claims based on finished product purchases.
July 12, 2012
Toshiba Corp. moved Wednesday to avoid paying damages after a class of direct purchasers of liquid crystal displays won an $87 million price-fixing verdict against the company, arguing that the $443 million the plaintiffs already won from other defendants should offset the jury award.
July 11, 2012
AU Optronics Corp., LG Display America Inc. and Toshiba Corp. have agreed to hand over $571 million to indirect purchasers who claimed the companies fixed the prices of flat-screen panels, an attorney for the screen purchasers said Wednesday.
July 09, 2012
Sharp Corp. reportedly said Monday that it will pay nearly $200 million to settle a dispute with Dell Inc. and two unnamed companies in California multidistrict litigation accusing it of fixing prices for liquid crystal display screens.
June 28, 2012
Arguments in the direct purchaser class action alleging that Toshiba Corp. conspired to fix prices on liquid crystal display screens came to a close in California federal court on Thursday, sending the case to a jury more than a month after the trial started.
June 25, 2012
Several companies accused of fixing prices of liquid crystal display screens told a California federal court on Friday that Costco Wholesale Corp. had no basis to bring claims based on its indirect purchases from electronics makers that aren't defendants or alleged co-conspirators.
June 20, 2012
Toshiba Corp. told a California federal court Wednesday that a direct-purchaser class has not presented enough evidence to back claims that the company participated in a seven-year conspiracy to fix prices on liquid crystal display screens.
May 17, 2012
The state of Mississippi on Wednesday asked a California federal judge to modify a proposed $539 million settlement in multidistrict litigation involving allegations of price-fixing by major electronics manufacturers, claiming the settlement impermissibly bars ongoing litigation in state court.