September 24, 2013
Panasonic Corp. will pay $5.75 million to settle with the direct purchaser class of plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation accusing the company of conspiring to fix the price of optical disk drives, according to a motion filed in California federal court Monday.
September 20, 2013
A California federal judge Friday gave final approval to Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc.'s $26 million bid to exit multidistrict litigation over price-fixing on optical disc drives, which plaintiffs' attorneys say has paved the way for more settlements with drive manufacturers that could be filed as soon as Monday.
August 30, 2013
A California federal judge Friday ordered Amazon Inc. to cooperate with limited depositions in sprawling multidistrict litigation over alleged price-fixing of optical disk drives by electronics manufacturers, but called Samsung Electronics Co.'s subpoena "insane" and overbroad considering the online retailer isn't a party in the case.
May 31, 2013
Direct and indirect optical disk drive purchasers told a California federal court on Wednesday they share common claims and each deserve class status in a case alleging that Toshiba Corp. and several other electronics companies conspired to fix prices on the drives.
April 25, 2013
Florida has sued Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc. for fixing the price of optical disc drives in a bid to recover damages for the state and restitution for its consumers, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday.
January 18, 2013
Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc. on Thursday agreed to pay $26 million to exit multidistrict antitrust litigation over optical disk drives, making the Korean joint venture the first to settle with direct purchasers in the price-fixing case.
April 24, 2012
A California federal judge on Thursday rejected dismissal bids by Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sony Corp. and others in multidistrict antitrust litigation over optical disk drives, leaving amended claims narrowing the scope of the alleged price-fixing conspiracy intact.
August 04, 2011
A California federal judge on Wednesday tossed an antitrust multidistrict litigation accusing Sony Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and other companies of fixing prices for optical disk drives, ruling that the plaintiffs' evidence didn't come close to supporting the kind of sprawling conspiracy alleged.