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In Re TFT-LCD (Flat Panel) Antitrust Litigation

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Case Number:

3:07-md-01827

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Multi Party Litigation:

Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

Susan Illston

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  1. May 16, 2012

    2 LG Employees Can't Testify In LCD Price-Fixing Trial

    Toshiba Corp. convinced a California federal judge Tuesday to block two LG Display Co. Ltd. employees from testifying for direct purchasers in the upcoming liquid crystal display price-fixing trial, but failed to win permission to use testimony presented in the AU Optronics Corp. criminal case.

  2. April 30, 2012

    LG Display Settles With 8 States, Consumers In LCD MDL

    LG Display Co. Ltd. has become the last company to settle with a class of indirect purchasers in California multidistrict litigation accusing it of fixing prices for liquid crystal display screens, it said in a regulatory filing Monday that also announced a settlement with eight states.

  3. April 25, 2012

    AUO, Toshiba Settle Consumer Claims In LCD MDL

    AU Optronics Corp. and Toshiba Corp. have reached settlements with the indirect purchasers accusing them of fixing prices for liquid crystal display screens, remaining defendant LG Display Co. Ltd. said in a filing Wednesday reviving a dispute over how to structure the class action trial.

  4. April 20, 2012

    LCD Price-Fixing Trial Gets Split In Two

    A California judge ruled Friday to split price-fixing litigation against AU Optronics Corp., LG Display Co. Ltd. and Toshiba Corp. into two stages, over the objections of the consumer plaintiffs and the three liquid crystal display makers.

  5. April 19, 2012

    LCD Makers, Consumers Oppose Split Trial In Price-Fixing MDL

    Both the defendants and consumer plaintiffs in the liquid crystal display price-fixing litigation lambasted a new attempt from direct purchaser plaintiffs to break the trial into two parts, with the manufacturers calling the latest request Wednesday "even more unworkable" than the first plan.

  6. April 16, 2012

    Plaintiffs Make 2nd Bid To Split LCD Price-Fixing Trial

    Direct purchasers on Friday moved to divide an upcoming trial against liquid-crystal display manufacturers including Toshiba Corp. and LG Display Co. Ltd. over alleged price-fixing, arguing that federal and state antitrust claims in the multidistrict litigation should be dealt with separately.

  7. April 02, 2012

    Sony Hurls New Cartel Claims At Hitachi, Toshiba In MDL

    A pair of Sony Corp. units on Monday accused Hitachi Ltd. and Toshiba Corp. of forcing Sony to pay inflated prices for liquid crystal display panels by participating in an alleged cartel that so far has roped several industry players into the California multidistrict litigation.

  8. March 22, 2012

    Request For 2 Trials Shot Down In LCD Price-Fixing MDL

    A California federal judge on Wednesday refused to separate the long-running price-fixing case against a group of liquid crystal display makers into two trials, despite plaintiffs' arguments that doing so would simplify the case and would be less likely to confuse jurors.

  9. March 21, 2012

    Indirect Buyers Fight For Foreign Evidence In LCD MDL

    With an April trial date fast approaching, an indirect purchaser class accusing liquid-crystal display makers of fixing prices fought back Tuesday against efforts from Toshiba Corp. and AU Optronics Corp. to keep jurors from seeing evidence about foreign conduct and antitrust investigations.

  10. March 09, 2012

    LCD Consumers Worry Joint Trial Will Confuse Jury

    Consumers suing liquid-crystal display manufacturers for price-fixing are worried that trying their case together with direct purchasers would confuse jurors with conflicting evidence about how much of the overcharge was passed on, and asked a California federal judge Thursday to split the litigation into two trials.