December 09, 2015
A California federal judge on Tuesday blocked two of Toshiba's witnesses in multidistrict litigation accusing it of participating in a conspiracy to fix prices on cathode ray tubes from being deposed by the buyers and blocked documents authored by the witnesses from the trial.
October 19, 2015
Dell Inc. has agreed to drop its claims against Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and various related entities in multidistrict litigation alleging they were part of a conspiracy to fix the prices of cathode ray tubes in televisions, according to a filing Friday in California federal court.
October 08, 2015
Indirect purchasers in massive multidistrict litigation alleging price-fixing by cathode ray tube manufacturers have objected to a $577 million case settlement and a request by their lead counsel for a fee award of 33 percent of the settlement, arguing the deal is unfair and the fees excessive.
September 24, 2015
Attorneys for a class of indirect purchasers in the massive multidistrict suit accusing cathode ray tube manufacturers of price-fixing urged a California federal court Wednesday to award them $192 million in attorneys' fees, arguing their work on the complex suit and $577 million settlement justifies the amount.
August 28, 2015
The bankruptcy trustee of Circuit City Stores Inc. has agreed to drop its claims against Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and various related entities in multidistrict litigation alleging they were part of a conspiracy to fix the prices of cathode ray tubes in televisions, according to a Thursday filing in California federal court.
August 19, 2015
Samsung SDI Co. Ltd., LG Electronics Inc. and other defendants in multidistrict litigation involving claims they conspired to fix the prices of cathode ray tubes in televisions told a California federal court Tuesday that direct-action plaintiff Dell Inc. and defendant Philips Electronics North America Corp. violated court rules.
August 13, 2015
Sears Roebuck & Co. and Kmart Corp. have reached an agreement with Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and related entities to put an end to claims in multidistrict litigation that they were part of a conspiracy to fix the prices of cathode ray tubes in televisions, according to a Wednesday filing in California federal court.
August 07, 2015
The California federal judge overseeing the long-running multidistrict litigation that alleges a conspiracy to fix the prices of cathode ray tubes laid the groundwork Friday for a series of trials next year against Sharp Corp., Toshiba Corp. and other remaining defendants. Correction: An earlier story misidentified the attorney who argued on behalf of the direct purchaser plaintiffs. The error has been corrected.
August 05, 2015
Best Buy Co. Inc. has reached an agreement with Hitachi Ltd. and various affiliates to settle claims the electronics maker was part of a conspiracy to fix cathode ray tube prices, according to Tuesday filings in California federal court.
June 01, 2015
Philips Electronics North America Corp., Panasonic Corp., Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. and two other electronics makers have agreed to pay $528 million to settle class action claims that they fixed cathode ray tube prices, indirect purchasers said Friday.