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. March 01, 2012

    Sharp, Others Can Grill Ex-Dell Worker In LCD Cartel MDL

    A California federal judge ruled Thursday that Sharp Corp., Toshiba Corp. and others could depose a former Dell Inc. employee in Dell's antitrust suit against them, part of multidistrict litigation alleging the electronics makers conspired to artificially inflate prices of liquid crystal display panels.

  2. February 23, 2012

    Retailer's Claims In LCD Antitrust MDL Time-Barred

    A California federal judge on Thursday tossed Tweeter Home Entertainment Group Inc.'s claims that LG Display Co. Ltd. and others conspired to fix liquid crystal display prices, supporting the multidistrict litigation defendants' argument that the electronics retailer had delayed too long in bringing its suit.

  3. February 22, 2012

    Judge Narrows Jaco's Targets In LCD Price-Fixing Case

    A California federal judge on Wednesday refined Jaco Electronics Inc.'s antitrust claims in multidistrict litigation against a slew of liquid crystal display panel makers, clarifying that Jaco is only allowed to recover damages from entities directly involved in the massive price-fixing conspiracy.

  4. February 21, 2012

    Plaintiffs' Experts Will Testify In LCD Screen MDL: Judge

    A California federal judge has greenlighted the testimony of two expert economists in multidistrict litigation alleging a major price-fixing conspiracy in the liquid crystal display panel industry, ruling Tuesday the LCD makers failed to establish that the experts' findings should be barred.

  5. February 07, 2012

    Judge Cuts LCD Price-Fixing Claims Against Samsung

    A California federal judge on Monday threw out state law claims brought by T-Mobile USA Inc. against Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. and Samsung SDI America Inc. as part of the multidistrict litigation over LCD panel price-fixing.

  6. February 01, 2012

    Mitsui Taiwan Must Stay In LCD Price-Fixing Suit

    A California federal judge on Wednesday refused to dismiss Mitsui & Co. (Taiwan) Ltd. from a suit brought by Electrograph Systems Inc. in multidistrict litigation alleging a major price-fixing conspiracy in the liquid crystal display panel industry.

  7. January 31, 2012

    LCD Suits Against Samsung, Sanyo Tossed In MDL

    A California federal judge on Monday dismissed as untimely two separate antitrust complaints against Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. and Sanyo Consumer Electronics Co. Ltd. as part of the multidistrict litigation over LCD price-fixing.

  8. January 26, 2012

    Indirect Purchaser Classes Stand In LCD Price-Fixing Case

    A California federal judge refused Thursday to decertify classes of indirect purchasers in a price-fixing case against LG Display Co. Ltd. and other makers of flat panel displays, rejecting arguments that the plaintiffs can't adequately identify indirect purchasers of the panels or quantify damages in the case.

  9. January 25, 2012

    Sanyo Loses MetroPCS Fight In LCD Price-Fixing MDL

    A California federal judge on Wednesday rejected Sanyo Consumer Electronics Co. Ltd.'s attempt to challenge a ruling that MetroPCS Wireless Inc. had adequately pled price-fixing claims in a multidistrict litigation against Sanyo and other liquid crystal display panel makers.

  10. January 19, 2012

    Judge Keeps LCD Price-Fixing Suits Alive

    A California judge on Wednesday rejected separate attempts to scuttle two antitrust suits waged by electronics retailers against AU Optronics Corp. and other thin-film transistor liquid crystal display makers, in ongoing multidistrict litigation alleging price fixing in the industry.

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