September 27, 2011
The California federal judge overseeing a multidistrict litigation over an alleged conspiracy to fix prices for liquid crystal display panels ruled Monday that although LG Display Co. Ltd. had reported the scheme to authorities, it couldn't escape claims based on its conduct after the report.
September 21, 2011
A California federal judge on Tuesday refused to toss Florida antitrust claims brought by indirect purchasers in liquid crystal display price-fixing multidistrict litigation, saying the claims were not time-barred because the defendants engaged in fraudulent concealment.
September 20, 2011
A California federal judge on Monday ordered SB Liquidation Trust, the successor-in-interest to bankrupt Syntax-Brillian Corp., to arbitrate claims against LG Display Co. Ltd. and its U.S. subsidiary in multidistrict litigation over an alleged price-fixing scheme in the liquid crystal display panel industry.
September 12, 2011
A California federal judge on Friday ordered Costco Wholesale Corp. to arbitrate its claims against Samsung Electronics America Inc., Sharp Corp. and others in the multidistrict litigation over alleged price-fixing in the liquid crystal display panel industry.
September 02, 2011
Sharp Corp. on Friday said indirect purchasers' claims against Japanese companies in a California multidistrict litigation alleging a price-fixing conspiracy for thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels should be nixed because they didn't participate in the alleged cartel.
August 30, 2011
Sharp Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and others on Tuesday agreed to pay $388 million to settle claims brought by direct purchasers in California multidistrict litigation alleging the companies conspired to fix prices for thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels.
August 29, 2011
Costco Wholesale Corp.'s complaint against LG Electronics Inc. and others in the multidistrict litigation over alleged price-fixing in the liquid crystal display panel industry mostly survived a motion to dismiss Monday in California federal court.
August 24, 2011
Hewlett-Packard Co. hit AU Optronics Corp. with an antitrust lawsuit Friday in California federal court, alleging the Taiwanese company took part in an international conspiracy to fix prices for thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels.
August 11, 2011
The California federal judge overseeing antitrust multidistrict litigation related to liquid crystal display panels on Tuesday advanced part of the state of New York's case alleging LG Display Co. Ltd. and others engaged in a global price-fixing conspiracy between 1996 and 2006.
July 28, 2011
A California federal judge refused Thursday to expand a class of indirect purchasers in antitrust litigation over liquid crystal display panels, declining to include an estimated $155 million in claims from individuals who bought products made by a slew of alleged co-conspirators.