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In Re: Optical Disk Drive Products Antitrust Litigation
Case Number:
3:10-md-02143
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action, Multi-district Litigation
Judge:
Firms
- Sidley Austin
- Freed Kanner
- Saltz Mongeluzzi
- Balch & Bingham
- Adamski Moroski
- KTBS Law
- Girardi & Keese
- Manning Kass
- Davis Polk
- Gustafson Gluek
- Law Office of John W. Davis
- Lewis & Llewellyn
- Paul Hastings
- Smith Dollar
- Gross & Belsky
- Sawyer & Labar
- Steyer Lowenthal
- Jones Day
- Lockridge Grindal
- Pritzker Levine
- Pogust Goodhead
- Crowell & Moring
- Berman Tabacco
- Boies Schiller
- Joseph Saveri Law Firm
- Hinshaw & Culbertson
- Gutnicki LLP
- Minami Tamaki
- DiCello Levitt
- Spector Roseman
- DTO Law
- Baker Botts
- Ropes & Gray
- Cooper & Kirkham
- Katten Muchin
- Greenspoon Marder
- Zelle LLP
- Shapiro Haber
- Orrick Herrington
- Stoel Rives
- Lieff Cabraser
- Law Offices of Lingel H. Winters
- Lite DePalma
- Kasowitz Benson
- Boni Zack
- Ehrlich & Craig
- Pearson Warshaw
- Tucker Ellis
- Wilkes & Associates
- Hagens Berman
- Feuerstein Kulick
- Robins Kaplan
- Faegre Drinker
- Withersworldwide
- Beck Redden
- Blank Rome
- Goodwin Procter
- Derek G. Howard Law Firm
- Jenkins Mulligan
- Bandas Law Firm
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Nussbaum Law Group
- Criden & Love
- Kaplan Fox
- Alioto Law Firm
- Amy Harrington Law PC
- O'Shea Partners
- Stoll Berne
- PMRK Law
- Law Offices of Francis O. Scarpulla
- Hausfeld LLP
- Kralowec Law
- SulmeyerKupetz
- Larson LLP
- Trump Alioto
- Gibson Dunn
- Bartlit Beck
- Morgan Lewis
- Wolf Haldenstein
- Cotchett Pitre
- NastLaw
- Bryan Cave
- Gardy & Notis
- Steven Williams Law
- Eimer Stahl
- Sheppard Mullin
- Winston & Strawn
- Jackson Lewis PC
- Cohen Milstein
- Arias Sanguinetti
- Vinson & Elkins
- McDermott Will & Emery
- DLA Piper
- Glancy Prongay
- Alston & Bird
- A&O Shearman
- Damrell Nelson
- Novak Druce
- Grant & Eisenhofer
- Saveri & Saveri
- Latham & Watkins
- Mayer Brown
Companies
- Toshiba Corp.
- BenQ Corp.
- TD SYNNEX Corp.
- Ingram Micro Inc.
- Signify N.V.
- Sony Group Corp.
- Best Buy Co. Inc.
- Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Apple Inc.
- Quanta Storage
- Amazon.com Inc.
- Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- Panasonic Corp.
- Hitachi Ltd.
- Dell Technologies Inc.
- LG Electronics Inc.
- Acer Inc.
- NEC Corp.
- Sharp Corp.
- Newegg Inc.
- Class Action Capital
Sectors & Industries:
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September 24, 2013
Panasonic Pays $6M To Exit Disk Drive Price-Fixing MDL
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.
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September 20, 2013
Hitachi-LG's $26M Price-Fixing Deal Gets Judge's OK
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.
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August 30, 2013
Samsung Can Depose Amazon In Price-Fixing MDL: Judge
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.
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May 31, 2013
Disk Drive Buyers Seek Class Cert. In Price-Fixing MDL
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.
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April 25, 2013
Fla. Sues Hitachi For Damages Over Disc Drive Cartel
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.
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January 18, 2013
Hitachi-LG Strikes $26M Deal In Disk-Drive Antitrust MDL
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.
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April 24, 2012
Sony, Others Can't Nix Conspiracy Claims In Disk Drive MDL
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.
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August 04, 2011
Judge Tosses Optical Disk Drive Antitrust MDL
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.