February 02, 2018
A California federal judge has refused to enter a $2.4 billion default judgment against Irico Group Corp. and its subsidiary in cathode ray tube price-fixing litigation, despite the state-owned Chinese electronics company's yearslong absence in the suit, giving the company another chance to defend itself.
January 03, 2018
The U.S. Department of Justice went on a winning streak last year that included successful merger challenges across a range of industries, while sprawling civil litigation involving pharmaceuticals and electronics saw major developments. Here, Law360 takes a look at some of the biggest competition cases from 2017.
March 10, 2017
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. can't get out of 13 cases in a multidistrict litigation accusing it of participating in a price-fixing conspiracy for cathode ray tubes, a California federal judge said Thursday in an order that's still under seal.
February 13, 2017
A California federal judge on Monday gave his preliminary approval to a $75 million agreement reached between Mitsubishi Electric and direct buyers of cathode ray tubes to settle claims of a scheme to fix prices for the electronic components that lasted more than a decade.
February 07, 2017
Two subsidiaries of Hitachi Ltd. dodged claims in antitrust multidistrict litigation over cathode ray tubes when a California federal judge on Tuesday granted their motion for summary judgment, while Hitachi Electronic Devices will remain facing claims.
January 30, 2017
A California federal judge on Monday signed off on Sharp Electronics Corp.'s plan to drop claims brought against Toshiba Corp. for alleged price-fixing of cathode ray tubes as part of multidistrict litigation over the electronic components.
January 20, 2017
Direct buyers of Mitsubishi televisions urged a California federal judge Thursday to approve the company's agreement to resolve their antitrust claims for $75 million in the sprawling cathode ray tube price-fixing multidistrict litigation.
January 04, 2017
An attorney filed a "frivolous" motion in late December in multidistrict litigation concerning cathode ray tubes as a way to "annoy and harass" lead counsel Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP during the recent holiday period, Trump Alioto alleged Wednesday.
December 22, 2016
Technicolor SA has reached a settlement with Sears and Kmart in a lawsuit in multidistrict litigation in California federal court alleging that it and other manufacturers participated in a conspiracy to fix the price of cathode ray tubes used in television sets and computer monitors, according to court documents.
November 21, 2016
LG Electronics Inc. has settled a lawsuit in a California federal court filed by Sears Roebuck & Co. and Kmart Corp. alleging that it and other manufacturers participated in a conspiracy to fix the price of cathode ray tubes used in television sets and computer monitors.