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IN RE: LITHIUM ION BATTERIES ANTITRUST LITIGATION

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Case overview

Case Number:

4:13-md-02420

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action, Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers

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  1. November 16, 2022

    9th Circ. Finds No Conflict In $34M Hagens Berman Fee Award

    A Ninth Circuit panel refused Wednesday to upend a district court order giving Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP and other firms $33.8 million in fees and another $6.8 million in expenses from over $113 million in lithium-ion battery price-fixing settlements, rejecting objector assertions of a conflict of interest.

  2. December 11, 2020

    Judge Grants $34M In Atty Fees For Battery Price-Fixing MDL

    A California federal judge has granted roughly $34 million in fees for class counsel who secured more than $113 million in settlements on behalf of indirect buyers accusing Sony and several others of conspiring to fix the price of lithium-ion batteries.

  3. May 20, 2020

    $34M MDL Fee Bid Needs 'Complete Reanalysis,' Judge Says

    A California federal judge told class counsel Wednesday she's going to do a "complete reanalysis" of their renewed bid for $34 million in fees for resolving battery price-fixing claims against Sony and others after the Ninth Circuit vacated her prior approval.

  4. August 19, 2019

    Attys Win $29M Fees In Samsung, Sony Battery Settlement

    A California federal judge approved $29 million in attorney fees Friday as part of a $113 million final settlement that resolves claims that Samsung, Sony and others fixed lithium-ion battery prices.

  5. July 16, 2019

    Battery Deals Near OK Over Objections To $34M Atty Fee Ask

    A California federal judge said during a hearing Tuesday she intends to approve settlements worth more than $113 million that would resolve indirect buyers' claims alleging Samsung, Sony and others fixed lithium-ion battery prices, over multiple objections to class counsel's $34 million attorney fee request.

  6. April 25, 2019

    Attys Seek $34M From Lithium Battery Price-Fixing Deals

    Attorneys who worked out more than $113 million in settlements on behalf of buyers accusing a slew of battery makers of conspiring to fix the price of lithium-ion batteries are asking a California federal judge to allow them to pocket $34 million for their trouble.

  7. September 04, 2018

    Battery MDL Cert. Nixed, Judge Cites 'Dangerous Precedent'

    A California federal judge on Friday granted Panasonic and Sanyo's request that she strike a renewed certification bid by a consumer class in multidistrict litigation over the alleged price-fixing of lithium-ion batteries, saying that granting the customers' third attempt would set a "dangerous precedent" and lower the high bar for tampering with MDL case calendars.

  8. August 16, 2018

    Electronics Giants Agree To Settle Battery MDL For $43.5M

    Indirect purchasers who allege a slew of battery makers engaged in price-fixing lithium ion batteries told a California federal court on Wednesday that Samsung SDI Co. Ltd., NEC Tokin Corp. and Toshiba Corp. have agreed to settle their multidistrict litigation claims for a total of $43.5 million.

  9. August 16, 2018

    Battery Makers Seek To Dodge Buyer Claims In Antitrust MDL

    Panasonic Corp. and Sanyo Electric Co. have asked a California federal court to let them out of indirect purchasers' claims in multidistrict litigation over alleged lithium ion battery price-fixing, arguing that the consumers had provided no evidence that they paid unfairly spiked prices for batteries sold by the companies.

  10. July 02, 2018

    Atty, Sister's Travel Co. Held In Contempt In Battery MDL

    An attorney and his client, a company co-owned by his sister that objected to a $139.3 million battery price-fixing class action settlement, were held in contempt of court Monday by a California judge who said they didn't explain why they disobeyed a deposition order.