March 27, 2012
Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd. and Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV have agreed to pay a combined $37 million to resolve a class of direct purchasers' allegations that the electronics companies conspired to fix the prices of cathode-ray tubes, according to a motion for settlement approval filed Tuesday.
April 28, 2011
The attorneys general of Illinois and Washington sought Wednesday to intervene in a multidistrict litigation over alleged price-fixing of cathode ray tubes, arguing a proposed $10 million settlement with Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd. improperly releases the claims of the states' citizens.
July 29, 2009
Daewoo Electronics Corp. has been dropped from the ongoing multidistrict litigation accusing several major electronics companies — including LG Electronics Inc., Panasonic Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. — of engaging in a scheme to fix the prices of cathode ray tubes used in TVs and monitors.
March 17, 2009
Panasonic Corp. and Daewoo International Corp. have been added to the list of defendants in an ongoing putative class action accusing a dozen electronics companies of conspiring to fix prices in the multibillion-dollar global cathode ray tube industry.
February 06, 2009
Citing an ongoing criminal investigation, a federal judge has extended a stay in the antitrust multidistrict litigation against several major electronics manufacturers — including LG Electronics Inc., Panasonic Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. — for allegedly engaging in a scheme to fix the prices of cathode ray tubes used in televisions and computer monitors.