October 22, 2013
Costco Wholesale Corp. urged a California federal judge Monday to deny Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV's motion to compel arbitration of claims that the electronics giant was part of a conspiracy to fix cathode ray tube prices, saying the litigation was too far along before Philips invoked its arbitration agreement with Costco.
October 18, 2013
Panasonic Corp. asked a California federal judge on Thursday to quash the proposed deposition of a top executive in antitrust multidistrict litigation accusing the company and an array of other electronics makers of fixing the price of cathode ray tubes, saying the deposition will do little else but drive up litigation costs.
October 15, 2013
A California federal judge on Tuesday signed off on a stipulation dismissing LG Electronics Taiwan Taipei Co. Ltd. from three cases in antitrust multidistrict litigation accusing the company and an array of other electronics makers of fixing the price of cathode ray tubes.
October 08, 2013
Panasonic Corp. and Toshiba Corp. and others asked a California federal judge on Monday to toss state law claims brought by Sharp Electronics Corp. and Tech Data Corp. in the antitrust multidistrict litigation accusing several electronics makers of fixing the price of cathode ray tubes.
October 07, 2013
California's attorney general on Friday revealed plans to oppose the $25 million antitrust settlement that a class of indirect purchasers inked with LG Electronics Inc. in a suit accusing several electronics makers of fixing the price of cathode ray tubes.
September 24, 2013
A California federal judge has certified a class of indirect purchasers of cathode ray tube products in a suit accusing electronics manufacturers of price-fixing, finding that an expert's report supported their contention that the scheme injured all class members, according to an order filed Tuesday.
September 16, 2013
LG Electronics Inc. has reached a $25 million settlement resolving indirect purchaser claims in multidistrict litigation accusing it of participating in a global scheme to inflate the prices of devices containing cathode ray tubes, according to a motion filed Monday in California federal court.
August 29, 2013
Indirect purchasers alleging that electronics manufacturers conspired to fix cathode ray tube prices said in California federal court Wednesday that a recent D.C. Circuit ruling raising the bar for class certification didn't apply to their case, rejecting the defendants' argument that their proposed class fell short of the higher standard.
August 22, 2013
A California federal judge on Wednesday refused to dismiss LG Electronics Inc. and Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV from multidistrict litigation alleging they participated in a plot to fix cathode ray tube prices, while also keeping alive other claims raised by retailers against a slew of other electronics makers.
June 06, 2013
Several retailers, including Best Buy Co. Inc. and Target Corp., have agreed to release Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. from cases rolled into multidistrict antitrust litigation over an alleged cathode ray tube price-fixing conspiracy, according to a filing Wednesday in California federal court.