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IN RE: LITHIUM ION BATTERIES ANTITRUST LITIGATION

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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. May 05, 2016

    Acer Drops Antitrust Claim Against Toshiba In Battery MDL

    Acer Inc. on Wednesday dropped its Sherman Act claim against Toshiba Corp. in a suit that is part of ongoing multidistrict litigation in California federal court over an alleged price-fixing scheme among lithium ion battery manufacturers, court documents show.

  2. April 11, 2016

    Sony To Shell Out $19.5M To End Battery Antitrust Claims

    Sony said Friday it will pay indirect buyers of lithium ion batteries $19.5 million to settle multidistrict litigation accusing the electronics giant and others of fixing battery prices, according to documents filed in California federal court.

  3. March 17, 2016

    Battery Antitrust Claims Against Toshiba Not Time-Barred

    A California federal judge on Wednesday denied Toshiba's request to be removed from multidistrict litigation accusing the company and others of fixing lithium ion battery prices, saying Toshiba may have had a role in the alleged conspiracy despite no longer controlling a lithium manufacturing business.

  4. February 17, 2016

    Sony To Pay $19M To Exit Lithium Ion Battery Antitrust MDL

    Sony agreed to pay $19 million to settle multidistrict litigation accusing the electronics giant and others of fixing the prices of lithium ion batteries, according to documents filed Tuesday in California federal court.

  5. January 25, 2016

    Battery Purchasers Push To Form Class In Antitrust MDL

    The indirect and direct purchasers of lithium ion batteries pushed for class certifications in a multidistrict suit in a California federal court Friday, alleging they paid inflated prices for the battery packs as a result of a long-running conspiracy among battery makers.

  6. January 06, 2016

    Dell Drops Panasonic, Sanyo Claims In Ion Battery Row

    Dell Inc. has dropped its claims against Panasonic Corp. and Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. in multidistrict litigation in California federal court alleging they conspired to fix the prices of lithium ion battery cells, according to an order of voluntary dismissal filed Wednesday.

  7. December 10, 2015

    Panasonic Wins Bid To Arbitrate Microsoft Ion Battery Row

    A California federal judge paved the way Thursday for Panasonic and Sanyo to arbitrate claims brought against them in multidistrict litigation by Microsoft's mobile phone unit that they conspired to fix prices of lithium ion battery cells, saying the manufacturers' arbitration request was not "wholly groundless."

  8. November 10, 2015

    Panasonic, Sony Look To Dodge Battery Cell Price-Fixing MDL

    Panasonic, Sony, Samsung and others urged a California federal judge Monday to toss a suit in multidistrict litigation filed by Tracfone Wireless alleging they conspired to fix prices of lithium ion battery cells, saying the company is an indirect purchaser and can therefore not bring claims under federal antitrust laws.

  9. April 30, 2015

    Acer, Gateway Latest To Join Ion Battery Price-Fixing MDL

    Acer Inc. and Gateway Corp. on Wednesday became the latest to accuse Samsung SDI Co. Ltd., Toshiba Corp. and others of participating in a price-fixing scheme among lithium ion battery manufacturers, launching a suit as part of ongoing multidistrict litigation playing out in California federal court.

  10. January 27, 2015

    No Appeal Of Battery Price-Fixing MDL Trimming, Judge Says

    A California federal judge on Monday denied a joint motion filed on behalf of several battery manufacturers seeking interlocutory review of two orders that upheld the merits of complaints in multidistrict litigation concerning price-fixing in the lithium ion battery market, saying the appeal would likely cause unnecessary delays.