Aftermarket Automotive Lighting Products Antitrust Litigation

  1. December 17, 2013

    Taiwan Auto Light Co.'s $25M Deal Could End Antitrust MDL

    Taiwanese automotive lighting manufacturer TYC Brother Industrial Co. Ltd. and its U.S. distributor have reached a $25 million deal to exit multidistrict price-fixing litigation, the final participants in the alleged conspiracy to settle, according to papers filed Monday in California federal court.

  2. August 27, 2013

    Taiwanese Cos. Face Treble Damages In Auto Lights MDL

    A California federal judge ruled Monday that two Taiwanese auto lights manufacturers targeted in a price-fixing multidistrict litigation may face treble damages if found liable, ruling that they did not sufficiently cooperate with plaintiffs to earn leniency under whistleblower laws.

  3. July 29, 2013

    Eagle Eyes Offers $3M To Settle Price-Fixing Suit

    Taiwanese auto lights manufacturer Eagle Eyes Traffic Industrial Co. Ltd.'s has agreed to pay $3 million to purchasers of aftermarket auto lights to end antitrust litigation over its role in an international price-fixing conspiracy to which the company has already pled guilty, according to court documents filed Friday in California federal court.

  4. February 06, 2013

    Auto Parts Cos. Score Eagle Eyes Exhibits In Antitrust Case

    A California federal judge agreed Tuesday to unseal more than 600 exhibits from a criminal auto-lights price-fixing case against an Eagle Eyes Traffic Industrial Co. Ltd. executive, which two auto parts companies say will help them recover damages in their related civil class action.

  5. May 02, 2012

    Judge Urged To Lift Brakes On Auto Light Price-Fixing Case

    A class of direct purchasers of automotive lighting products on Monday moved to lift a stay on a class action accusing multiple manufacturers of participating in a wide-ranging price-fixing scheme, arguing the court should nix the delay in light of timing changes in a related criminal trial.

  6. October 20, 2011

    Judge Greenlights $25M Deal In Auto Lights Antitrust MDL

    A California federal judge on Thursday tentatively approved a $25 million settlement between a class of direct purchasers of automotive lighting products and several manufacturers accused in multidistrict and criminal litigation of participating in a wide-ranging price-fixing scheme.

  7. July 25, 2011

    Auto Lighting Consumers Get Class Cert. In Antitrust MDL

    A California federal judge on Monday certified a class of direct purchasers of aftermarket automotive lighting products in multidistrict litigation accusing the products' manufacturers of colluding to fix prices.

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