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January 30, 2015
9th Circ. Won't Rehear AUO's $500M LCD Antitrust Appeal
The Ninth Circuit on Friday declined to rehear AU Optronics Corp.'s appeal of a $500 million price-fixing fine levied against the liquid crystal display producer, rejecting the LCD maker's challenge in an antitrust suit that also earned prison sentences for two former top executives.
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October 17, 2014
AUO Pushes 9th Circ. To Rehear $500M Antitrust Case
AU Optronics Corp. urged the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to rehear its appeal of a $500 million price-fixing fine levied against the liquid crystal display producer, denying that the company has waived its chance to seek a narrower sentence that accounts only for its direct imports.
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October 14, 2014
$500M AUO Antitrust Fine Is On Target, DOJ Tells 9th Circ.
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday urged the Ninth Circuit to reject a bid by AU Optronics Corp. and two former executives for a full panel review of a $500 million criminal price-fixing fine, saying the panel's initial ruling doesn't conflict with any legal precedent.
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September 05, 2014
Taiwan, Corning Push 9th Circ. To Rehear AUO Case
The Taiwanese government, Corning Inc. and Applied Materials Inc. all urged the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to reconsider a $500 million criminal price-fixing fine against AU Optronics Corp., raising concerns about the level of the fine and the foreign reach of U.S. antitrust law.
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August 26, 2014
AUO Asks Full 9th Circ. To Rehear $500M Antitrust Case
AU Optronics Corp. asked the entire Ninth Circuit on Monday to reconsider its appeal of a $500 million price-fixing fine the government won against the liquid crystal display maker, saying the recent panel decision upholding the penalty misinterpreted the evidence in the case.
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July 10, 2014
9th Circ. Upholds $500M AUO Antitrust Fine Over LCD Scheme
The Ninth Circuit on Thursday rejected a bid by AU Optronics Corp. and two former executives to reverse a $500 million judgment for its alleged price-fixing of liquid crystal display panels, saying that panels made abroad affected U.S. commerce and fell within the bounds of U.S. antitrust law.
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June 11, 2014
AUO Calls DOJ Reference To 2nd Circ. Case 'Puzzling'
AU Optronics Corp. and two former executives convicted of price-fixing told the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday that the government's reliance on a recent Second Circuit ruling on the international scope of U.S. antitrust law was "puzzling" because the ruling actually supported reversing their convictions.
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June 10, 2014
DOJ Points To 2nd Circ.'s FTAIA Ruling In AUO Fight
The federal government told the Ninth Circuit on Monday that a recent Second Circuit ruling supported its claims that AU Optronics Corp.'s price-fixing of liquid crystal display panels made abroad directly affected U.S. commerce and thus fell within the bounds of U.S. antitrust law.
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April 03, 2014
AUO Cites 7th Circ.'s FTAIA Ruling In $500M Fine Appeal
AU Optronics Corp. submitted the Seventh Circuit's recent dismissal of Motorola's antitrust suit against a slew of tech manufacturers to the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday, in its efforts to persuade the appeals court to reverse a $500 million judgment against the company for its alleged price-fixing of liquid crystal display panels.
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October 17, 2013
AUO Appeal To Test Foreign Reach Of US Antitrust Laws
The Ninth Circuit will hear arguments Friday from AU Optronics Corp. and two executives trying to overturn their convictions for fixing the price of liquid crystal display panels, in a case experts say will give the appeals court the chance to establish how far U.S. antitrust enforcers can reach to tackle foreign conduct.