March 27, 2014
A California federal judge overseeing the massive multidistrict litigation alleging that electronics manufacturers colluded to fix prices on cathode ray tubes on Wednesday opted against unsealing a European Commission decision in a related probe, but urged the 28-nation bloc to quickly come forward with a public version.
March 14, 2014
The California federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation alleging a conspiracy to fix prices on cathode ray tubes affirmed the court's personal jurisdiction over Chinese manufacturer Beijing Matsushita Color CRT Co. Ltd. while handing down a bevy of orders on dismissal motions Thursday.
March 11, 2014
Samsung Group will pay $33 million to settle claims it was involved in a price-fixing global conspiracy along with several co-defendants, representing the largest payout of the defendants in the sprawling cathode ray tube multidistrict litigation, according to a motion to approve the deal filed in California federal court Monday.
March 10, 2014
A class of direct purchasers pursuing claims against electronics makers for fixing prices on cathode ray tubes on Thursday moved to block efforts by Unisys Corp. and ViewSonic Corp. to join the $79 million worth of settlements in the case, telling a California federal court that the companies have forfeited those rights.
January 22, 2014
Target Corp. and Best Buy Co. Inc. on Tuesday urged a California federal judge to deny a Chinese manufacturer's bid to exit a series of cases within massive multidistrict litigation alleging a conspiracy to fix prices on cathode ray tubes, rebutting the company's arguments that it has no ties to U.S. commerce.
December 13, 2013
A California federal judge granted in part Koninklijke Philips NV's motion to compel arbitration of Costco Wholesale Corp.'s claims that the electronics giant was part of a sprawling conspiracy to fix cathode ray tube prices, ruling Friday that Costco failed to show Philips waived its right to arbitrate.
December 09, 2013
Hitachi Ltd. reached a $13.4 million settlement with a group of direct purchasers of its cathode ray tubes, who accused the manufacturer of involvement in an international conspiracy with competitors to fix the devices' prices, according to a motion Friday seeking a California federal judge's approval of the accord.
November 15, 2013
Costco Wholesale Corp. asked a California federal judge on Wednesday to dismiss its antitrust suit against a Chinese cathode ray tube maker from multidistrict litigation over a conspiracy to fix the prices of the once common components of TV and computer monitors.
November 07, 2013
Sharp Electronics Corp. on Wednesday urged a California federal court to keep alive its state law claims in the ongoing antitrust multidistrict litigation alleging price-fixing of cathode ray tubes, rejecting arguments from Panasonic Corp., Toshiba Corp. and others that it is too late to assert the claims.
November 05, 2013
A Chinese manufacturer on Monday told the California federal judge who's overseeing massive multidistrict litigation alleging a conspiracy to fix prices on cathode ray tubes that the company cannot be included in the suit because it has no physical presence or connection to U.S. commerce.