Try our Advanced Search for more refined results

USA v. Lin et al

  1. December 18, 2012

    AUO Exec Found Guilty Of LCD Price-Fixing

    A California jury convicted AU Optronics Corp. executive Steven Leung on one count of price-fixing Tuesday, agreeing with federal prosecutors that he had conspired with other liquid-crystal display makers to drive up prices on panels used in flat-panel monitors, laptops and televisions.

  2. December 17, 2012

    AUO Exec 'Passionately' Price-Fixed With Rivals, Jury Hears

    AU Optronics executive Steven Leung "passionately" participated in a price-fixing conspiracy among liquid crystal display makers then quoted those prices to Hewlett Packard Co. and Dell Inc., the U.S. Department of Justice told a California jury in Leung's retrial Monday.

  3. December 06, 2012

    AUO Execs No Longer 'Fugitives' After Bail Extended

    A pair of AU Optronics Corp. executives convicted of conspiring to fix prices on liquid crystal display panels are no longer "fugitives" after a California federal judge on Wednesday acknowledged they may avoid jail while their motions to remain on bail pending appeal await consideration.

  4. December 05, 2012

    AUO Execs Guilty Of Price-Fixing Now 'Fugitives,' Judge Says

    Two AU Optronics Corp. executives convicted of price-fixing on liquid crystal displays are now "fugitives," a California federal judge said Wednesday, after paperwork seeking extended bail didn't go to all the right places and the pair failed to surrender to prison on time.

  5. December 04, 2012

    AUO Exec Was LCD Rivals' 'Man On The Inside,' Jury Told

    AU Optronics Corp. executive Steven Leung served as a "man on the inside" who would share his company's prices and market details on liquid crystal displays with competitors he knew through secret monthly price-fixing meetings, a California federal jury heard Tuesday.

  6. December 03, 2012

    Judge Bars AUO Exec's Death Threat Email In LCD Trial

    A jury won't see an email in which AU Optronics Corp. executive Steven Leung threatened to kill subordinates who shared details about secret meetings in which liquid crystal display makers allegedly discussed prices and market details, a California federal judge ruled Monday.

  7. November 28, 2012

    AUO Exec Set LCD Prices After Talks With Rivals, Jury Hears

    AU Optronics Corp. executive Steven Leung took prices that were set by liquid-crystal display makers during secret meetings and used them to dictate prices AUO would charge customers in the U.S., including Dell Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a California jury heard Wednesday.

  8. November 27, 2012

    AUO Exec Was In On Secret Price-Fixing Meetings, Jury Hears

    AU Optronics Corp. executive Steven Leung attended secret monthly meetings at Taiwan hotels where liquid-crystal display makers agreed to manipulate prices, Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd.'s LCD sales vice president told a California jury Tuesday, the second day of Leung's retrial on price-fixing charges.

  9. November 26, 2012

    AUO Exec Had No Authority In LCD Price-Fixing, Jury Hears

    AU Optronics Corp. executive Steven Leung had no authority to fix the prices of liquid-crystal display screens, Leung's attorney told California jurors Monday, the first day of his retrial in a case that netted a $500 million fine for the company and jail sentences for two other executives.

  10. October 31, 2012

    DOJ May Challenge $500M AUO Price-Fixing Fine

    The U.S. Department of Justice lodged a notice of appeal Tuesday of AU Optronics Corp.'s $500 million price-fixing fine, a penalty that was half what the antitrust watchdog sought in its case against the liquid crystal display maker.