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IN RE: LITHIUM ION BATTERIES ANTITRUST LITIGATION

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Case Number:

4:13-md-02420

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action, Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers

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  1. May 31, 2018

    Atty Fighting Contempt Says Sister Was Prepared For Depo

    The lawyer for a travel agency objecting to a $139.3 million battery price-fixing class action settlement has told a California federal judge that a magistrate erred in recommending a contempt order against him and his client for bringing a "manifestly unprepared" corporate representative — his own sister — to a deposition.

  2. May 08, 2018

    Buyers' Attys To Get $45M In Fees, Costs In Battery MDL

    A California federal judge overseeing a $139.3 million package of settlements in sprawling multidistrict litigation over alleged price-fixing by Samsung, Sony, LG and other lithium ion battery makers said Tuesday she'll award over $45 million in attorneys' fees and costs to counsel for a class of direct buyers.

  3. April 03, 2018

    Think Tank Urges Reset On Lithium Ion Battery Settlement

    A conservative think tank has urged the Ninth Circuit to reject a class settlement in the massive lithium ion battery multidistrict litigation, arguing in a brief filed Monday that the class roped in plaintiffs who had no claims.

  4. March 26, 2018

    Acer, Samsung Settle As Battery Price-Fix MDL Winds Down

    Acer Inc. agreed to dismiss its lithium ion battery price-fixing claims against Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. on Friday as vast multidistrict litigation resulting in tens of millions in settlements continues to wind down with resolutions among the various parties.

  5. March 14, 2018

    Tokin, Toshiba Resolve Battery Price-Fixing MDL Claims

    A California federal judge on Wednesday signed off on the stipulated dismissal of TracFone Wireless Inc.'s lithium battery price-fixing allegations against Tokin Corp., representing the latest of several claims to be dropped from the multidistrict litigation, including accusations against Toshiba Corp.

  6. March 07, 2018

    Panasonic Ducks Class Cert. In Battery Price-Fixing Suit

    A California judge has rejected class certification by consumers in multidistrict litigation over lithium battery price-fixing, giving Panasonic Corp. a huge victory against a $1.7 billion treble-damages claim after all other defendant companies paid millions in settlements.

  7. December 12, 2017

    Flextronics 'Screwed Up' By Missing Opt-Out, Judge Says

    A California federal judge said Tuesday she doesn't have a lot of sympathy for Flextronics' failure to opt out of Maxell, NEC, Panasonic and Toshiba's $49.85 million settlement with a class of direct purchasers of lithium-ion batteries, saying the electronics manufacturer "screwed up" by missing the opt-out deadline and it's now scrambling.

  8. November 21, 2017

    Judge Slams Battery Co.'s 'Gamesmanship' In Antitrust MDL

    A California federal judge on Tuesday threatened to sanction Simplo USA and hold it in contempt for violating orders requiring the lithium-ion battery pack developer to hand over sales data in multidistrict litigation over an alleged conspiracy to fix battery prices, saying "all I see is gamesmanship — nothing else."

  9. August 31, 2017

    Dell, LG Chem Settle Price-Fixing Claims In Battery MDL

    LG Chem has reached an agreement to settle claims by Dell that the company participated in a conspiracy to fix prices for lithium-ion batteries, according to papers filed in a California federal court Wednesday.

  10. August 29, 2017

    Hitachi, Toshiba, Others Get Final OK On $49M Antitrust Deal

    A California federal judge said Tuesday she'll approve a $49.85 million deal resolving class claims by direct lithium-ion battery purchasers that Hitachi, Panasonic, Toshiba and NEC colluded to fix battery prices, commending the parties for reaching a settlement and ending the 4-year-old litigation.

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