In Re: Optical Disk Drive Products Antitrust Litigation

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Case Number:

3:10-md-02143

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action, Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

Richard Seeborg

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  1. May 05, 2016

    Retailer Trusts Accused Of Overreach In Disk Drive MDL

    Electronics companies including Samsung and Sony told a California federal judge Wednesday that the liquidating trustees of Circuit City and RadioShack are pursuing antitrust claims over too broad a range of products in multidistrict litigation over the alleged price-fixing of optical disk drives.

  2. April 27, 2016

    Drinker Biddle At Wit's End With Disk Drive MDL Client

    Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP attorneys told a California federal court Tuesday they no longer want to work as Quanta Storage's defense counsel in multidistrict litigation over optical disk drive price-fixing, saying Quanta has refused to follow the firm's advice and failed to pay legal bills.

  3. April 15, 2016

    Direct Purchaser Attys Win $11M In Fees In Optical Drive MDL

    A California federal judge Thursday finalized a $37 million settlement in litigation alleging a conspiracy to fix optical disk drive prices and awarded almost a third of the amount, $11.1 million, to lawyers representing direct purchasers.

  4. February 09, 2016

    Consumers Win Class Status In Optical Drive Price-Fixing MDL

    A California federal judge on Monday certified a class of purchasers accusing Toshiba Corp. and other electronics producers of conspiring to fix the prices of optical disk drives, finding the customers had produced enough expert analysis to support their claims.

  5. November 16, 2015

    Toshiba, Others Rip Circuit City Claims In Optical Drive MDL

    Toshiba, Samsung and other electronics makers accused in multidistrict litigation of conspiring to fix optical disc drive prices urged a California federal court Friday to toss antitrust claims brought by the bankruptcy trustee of Circuit City Stores Inc., saying the defunct retailer's claims were filed too late.

  6. November 03, 2015

    Direct Purchasers Settle Optical Drive MDL For $37M

    A class of direct purchasers filed a proposed $37 million settlement with a California federal court Tuesday, ending one portion of an action accusing multiple electronics makers, including Sony Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV, of price-fixing optical disc drives.

  7. October 21, 2015

    Consumers Give Class Cert. 2nd Spin In Optical Drive MDL

    Customers who purchased electronics containing allegedly price-fixed optical disk drives urged a California judge on Wednesday to certify their class action, arguing that they've performed new analysis showing that the alleged cartel harmed most consumers — a sticking point when the judge rejected certification last year.

  8. July 24, 2015

    Attys Get $11M In Fees For Optical Disk Drive MDL Deals

    A California federal judge Thursday awarded nearly $11.4 million in attorneys' fees to lawyers representing direct purchasers in multidistrict litigation alleging a price-fixing conspiracy on optical disk drives, saying the amount — about a third of $38 million secured to date — was fair and reasonable.

  9. April 30, 2015

    Toshiba Must Hand Over Cost Info For Nearly 2,200 Computers

    A California federal judge on Wednesday ordered Toshiba Corp. to hand over detailed cost data for more than 2,000 computers in multidistrict litigation accusing it of a conspiracy to fix prices for optical disk drives over the computer maker's objections that doing so would be an unreasonable requirement.

  10. April 06, 2015

    Toshiba Slams Data Request In Disk Drive MDL

    Electronics purchasers in multidistrict litigation alleging a conspiracy to fix optical disk drive prices asked a California federal judge on Friday to force Toshiba Corp. to hand over documents detailing costs associated with hundreds of computer models, a request Toshiba argued was unreasonable.

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