June 14, 2013
A class member in the liquid crystal display price-fixing case on Thursday asked the Ninth Circuit to review a $47 million attorneys' fee award to Joseph M. Alioto's law firm based on its $28 million dispute with a lender.
June 14, 2013
A California federal judge Thursday approved two agreements releasing Seiko Epson Corp. and affiliates from cases brought against them by Best Buy Co. Inc. and T-Mobile USA Inc. as part of multidistrict antitrust litigation alleging price-fixing on liquid crystal display panels.
June 05, 2013
Target Corp., Kmart Corp. and other retailers accusing several liquid crystal display makers of price-fixing argued Tuesday that the court has already resolved the question of whether they had standing to pursue the case, despite claims to the contrary from the defendants.
May 31, 2013
Best Buy Co. Inc. has reached a preliminary deal with Chimei Innolux Corp. to settle multidistrict litigation accusing the electronics maker of fixing liquid crystal display prices, the retailer said Thursday.
May 21, 2013
A California federal judge Monday refused lawyer Joseph M. Alioto's attempt to unfreeze $28.2 million in attorneys' fees for liquid crystal display multidistrict, price-fixing litigation while third party LFG National Capital LLC's lawsuit over a lien against his firm is still pending.
May 21, 2013
Target Corp., Sears Roebuck and Co. and several other retailers in multidistrict litigation accusing a slew of electronics makers of fixing the price of liquid crystal display panels said Tuesday that they had reached a preliminary deal with Chimei Innolux Corp. to settle the dispute.
May 20, 2013
A California federal judge should force Toshiba Corp. and HannStar Display Corp. to produce evidence in a suit rolled into multidistrict litigation over alleged price-fixing of liquid crystal display panels, two Sony Corp. units said Friday.
May 16, 2013
The judge overseeing liquid crystal display multidistrict litigation on Tuesday rejected objections to a $47 million attorneys' fee award to the Joseph M. Alioto's law firm based on its dispute with a lender, but cautioned Alioto that the loan fight wasn't over.
May 15, 2013
A California federal judge on Wednesday approved stipulated dismissals releasing Hitachi Ltd. from antitrust allegations lodged by two Sony Corp. units and LG Display, AU Optronics Corp. and others from a related suit in multidistrict litigation over alleged price-fixing of liquid crystal display panels.
May 10, 2013
LFG National Capital LLC urged a California judge Thursday not to release $28.2 million in escrowed fees to plaintiffs' attorney Joseph M. Alioto, saying it had filed a separate lawsuit in the same court in an effort to recover the funds.