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GN Netcom Inc. v. Plantronics Inc.

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Case Number:

1:12-cv-01318

Court:

Delaware

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Judge:

Leonard P. Stark

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  1. July 13, 2020

    Jabra Maker Ends 8-Year Antitrust Row With Plantronics

    Jabra headphones parent GN Netcom Inc. has reached a settlement with audio equipment company Plantronics ending eight-year-old allegations that the Jabra rival monopolized the market through exclusive distribution deals, according to filings made Monday in Delaware federal court.

  2. January 03, 2018

    GN Netcom Denied New Trial In $600M Antitrust Row

    A Delaware federal judge on Wednesday nixed a bid by Jabra headphones parent GN Netcom Inc. to revive a $600 million antitrust suit against rival Plantronics Inc., rejecting claims that evidentiary decisions in the underlying case deprived GN of a fair trial.

  3. October 18, 2017

    Del. Jury Clears Plantronics In $600M Antitrust Trial

    A federal jury in Delaware on Wednesday cleared telephone headset maker Plantronics Inc. of antitrust claims asserted by Jabra brand parent GN Netcom Inc., finding after a weeklong trial that its so-called Plantronics-only distributors do not violate the Sherman and Clayton acts.

  4. October 17, 2017

    $600M Jabra-Plantronics Antitrust Trial To Hit Jury Wednesday

    The antitrust claims Jabra brand parent GN Netcom Inc. lodged against telephone headset maker Plantronics Inc. are expected to go to a federal jury Wednesday after the weeklong trial in Delaware came close to closing Tuesday in a case where damages could measure up to $600 million.

  5. October 11, 2017

    Plantronics Locks Horns With Jabra In $600M Antitrust Trial

    Telephone headset maker Plantronics Inc. pushed back against competitor and Jabra brand parent GN Netcom Inc.'s antitrust accusations Wednesday as a potentially $600 million trial kicked off, saying GN launched a litigation gambit to augment a weak business.

  6. October 10, 2017

    Jabra Calls 'Facts' Biased For Upcoming $600M Trial

    A Delaware federal judge Tuesday ordered a hearing in an upcoming antitrust trial between headset maker Jabra and rival Plantronics with as much as $600 million at stake, after the companies dueled over evidence that the court has said can be admitted.

  7. October 05, 2017

    Jury To Hear Of Plantronics Email Deletion In $600M Trial

    Heading into an antitrust trial between headset makers Plantronics and Jabra with as much as $600 million at stake, a Delaware judge decided Thursday on the exact instructions a jury must receive regarding the deletion of thousands of emails by a then-Plantronics executive.

  8. October 02, 2017

    Plantronics, GN Netcom Prepare For $600M Antitrust Trial

    Telephone-headset makers Plantronics Inc. and GN Netcom Inc. sparred in a Delaware federal courtroom Monday over how to tell jurors about the alleged bad-faith destruction of Plantronics emails during an upcoming six-day antitrust trial with as much as $600 million on the line.

  9. July 14, 2016

    Plantronics $3M Doc Deletion Sanction Sets Record, Attys Say

    A Delaware federal judge has imposed a $3 million sanction on headset maker Plantronics Inc. for intentionally deleting thousands of emails relevant to an antitrust suit brought by rival Jabra's parent company GN Netcom Inc., a record punishment for document destruction according to GN's attorneys.

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