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USA v. Lin et al

  1. April 23, 2012

    Ex-AUO Exec Says He's Not Liable For Price Fixing Outside US

    A former AU Optronics Corp. executive on Friday asked a California federal court to overturn his conviction in a scheme to fix the prices of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display panels, saying he was not liable under the Sherman Act because the plot took place outside the U.S.

  2. April 13, 2012

    DOJ Demands Sentencing Date For AUO LCD Price-Fixers

    Federal prosecutors asked a California federal judge on Thursday to set a sentencing date for AU Optronics Corp. and company executives convicted of fixing prices in the liquid crystal display industry, saying the court should do so in order to avoid unnecessary delays.

  3. March 13, 2012

    Jury Convicts AUO, 2 Execs Of LCD Price-Fixing Plot

    A California jury convicted AU Optronics Corp. and two of its executives Tuesday of conspiring with other electronics makers to fix the prices of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display panels, but acquitted the company's CEO and another executive, providing a boost for the U.S. Department of Justice's criminal cartel enforcement efforts.

  4. March 07, 2012

    AU Optronics Jurors Asleep On The Job, Literally

    Attorneys may be eager for a verdict in one of the biggest-ever criminal price-fixing trials in the U.S. but apparently not everyone finds cartels all that exciting, with at least one juror in the case nodding off during deliberations.

  5. March 01, 2012

    Jury's Out On AU Optronics LCD Price-Fixing Case

    A California federal jury began deliberating Thursday whether Taiwanese electronics company AU Optronics Corp. and its executives conspired with other electronics makers to fix prices of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display panels, as prosecutors have alleged.

  6. January 23, 2012

    Chunghwa Bribed Worker To Plead Guilty In LCD Case: AUO

    AU Optronics Corp. on Sunday accused Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd. of offering an employee cash in exchange for pleading guilty to an alleged scheme to fix the prices of thin-film liquid crystal display panels.

  7. July 20, 2011

    Jury Must Weigh Damages In AUO Price-Fixing Case: Judge

    A California federal judge on Monday ruled prosecutors couldn't prevent a jury from determining the damages allegedly caused by AU Optronics Corp. in an alleged scheme to fix the prices of thin-film liquid crystal display panels.

  8. July 14, 2011

    LCD Antitrust Defendant Gets Early Look At Witnesses

    A California federal judge on Thursday ordered the government to disclose its witness list ahead of schedule to the CEO of AU Optronics Corp., who is facing trial over alleged price-fixing in the liquid crystal display industry.

  9. May 25, 2011

    AUO Loses Bid To Nix Evidence In Price-Fixing Case

    A California federal judge refused Tuesday to suppress evidence in the government's price-fixing case against AU Optronics Corp. despite the flat-screen panel maker's claims that investigators lacked probable cause to search its Houston offices.

  10. April 19, 2011

    AUO, Execs Fail To Escape Price-Fixing Charges

    A California federal judge on Monday refused to dismiss a price-fixing indictment against AU Optronics Corp. and several of its employees, ruling that enough of the plot allegedly occurred in the U.S. to fall under the country's antitrust laws.