IN RE CAPACITORS ANTITRUST LITIGATION

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:14-cv-03264

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

James Donato

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  1. November 13, 2019

    Capacitor Buyers Slam 'Last Ditch' Move To Steal Cert.

    A group of companies that stand accused of working together to hike the price of electrical capacitors is making a "last-ditch effort" to derail the litigation by trying to strip a class of buyers of their certification, a California federal judge was told this week.

  2. November 12, 2019

    Kemet Reaches $62M Deal To Exit Capacitor Suit

    Electronics maker Kemet has reached a $62 million deal to get out of antitrust litigation in California federal court accusing several electronics parts manufacturers of plotting to jack up the price of capacitors.

  3. October 30, 2019

    Capacitor Makers Seek To Decertify Antitrust Class

    A group of international capacitor manufacturers has urged a California federal judge to decertify a class of purchasers who have alleged a conspiracy to raise the price of electronic capacitors, telling the court that nearly half the class did not suffer an injury.

  4. July 25, 2019

    Judge Floats 'Hot Tubbing' For Capacitors Antitrust Litigation

    A California federal judge overseeing an international capacitor price-fixing lawsuit told parties on Thursday that the complex litigation offers a good test ground for "hot tubbing," a novel litigation technique whereby experts from both sides sit together in the witness or jury box and jointly present evidence and answer questions.

  5. November 15, 2018

    Direct Capacitor Buyers Win Cert. In Price-Fixing MDL

    Four U.S. companies won their bid to certify a direct buyer class in sprawling multidistrict litigation in California federal court alleging dozens of overseas capacitor manufacturers plotted to boost the price of the electronic component in a decadelong scheme.

  6. October 30, 2018

    Capacitor Buyers Seek Initial OK For $21.5M Price-Fixing Deal

    A group of indirect buyers of electronic capacitors has asked a California federal judge to give tentative approval to a $21.5 million antitrust settlement with a Japanese manufacturer accused of plotting to fix prices for the parts.

  7. April 25, 2018

    Capacitor Buyers Seek Approval Of $20M In Antitrust Deals

    Buyers of electrical parts known as capacitors have reached $20 million in settlements with various manufacturers alleged to have jacked up prices on the products and on Tuesday sought a California federal court's preliminary approval of the deals after nearly four years of antitrust litigation.

  8. March 23, 2018

    Direct Purchasers Seek Default Against Capacitor Maker

    Buyers who have accused manufacturing company Toshin Kogyo of scheming with Panasonic, Hitachi and other competitors to boost the price of capacitors asked a California federal judge on Thursday to hold the company in default for failing since 2015 to respond to a sanctions order.

  9. January 11, 2018

    Hitachi's $14M Antitrust Deal Gets Preliminary Approval

    A California federal judge granted preliminary approval Wednesday to Hitachi Chemical Co.'s $14 million deal with two putative classes of indirect purchasers to end their accusations the manufacturer schemed with competitors to jack up the price of capacitors.

  10. September 12, 2017

    Hitachi, Purchasers Strike $14M Deal In Antitrust Suit

    Hitachi Chemical Co. has agreed to pay two putative classes of indirect purchasers $14 million to end their accusations the manufacturer schemed with competitors to jack up the price of capacitors, according to a proposed settlement filed Friday in California federal court.

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