July 13, 2020
A California federal judge on Friday denied telescope maker Celestron's bid to resume sales of products manufactured by a former alleged antitrust co-conspirator, ruling that Celestron hasn't demonstrated why it would be appropriate to modify a temporary restraining order before it expires.
July 06, 2020
A Chinese telescope company's chairman is on the hook for more than $4 million in sanctions to U.S. rival Optronic Technologies Inc. after the telescope seller smuggled that amount out of the U.S. following a $50 million antitrust judgment.
June 11, 2020
A Chinese telescope company's top brass urged a California federal judge Thursday to reject a rival's contempt bid for flouting an order to return $4.2 million the company smuggled out of the U.S. following a $50 million antitrust judgment, arguing the court doesn't have jurisdictional authority over the foreigners.
June 01, 2020
A California federal judge on Monday sanctioned a Chinese telescope maker and its former counsel at Sheppard Mullin for misrepresenting its oversight of document production during post-trial discovery following a $47 million antitrust judgment.
May 08, 2020
A California federal judge on Friday conditionally granted Sheppard Mullin's request to withdraw as counsel for a Chinese telescope maker who was hit with a $47 million post-trial antitrust judgment after the firm argued that communication has "broken down" and the company hasn't paid its counsel.
April 28, 2020
A California telescope maker urged a magistrate judge Tuesday to hit a Chinese rival and its counsel at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP with $29,000 in sanctions, arguing that the firm misrepresented its oversight of document production and wasn't the "adult in the room" ensuring its client complied with court orders.
April 24, 2020
The head of a Chinese telescope company should be held in contempt for flouting an order to return $4 million he smuggled out of the United States, a rival telescope maker has told a California federal court in the latest salvo in the companies' antitrust battle.
April 10, 2020
A California federal judge brushed away arguments that he couldn't order a business to continue supplying a rival and did just that — telling a Chinese telescope maker to keep on good terms with the American competitor that won $50 million in damages after hitting the Chinese company with conspiracy claims.
April 03, 2020
A California federal judge on Friday reduced a $50.4 million antitrust judgment against a Chinese telescope maker by $3.1 million, but awarded the rival plaintiff's counsel $4.7 million in fees and costs, pointing to the fact that Sheppard Mullin's defense bill was roughly twice the amount.
March 25, 2020
Orion Telescopes & Binoculars wants a California federal court to force a Chinese telescope maker and its U.S. counsel at Sheppard Mullin to cough up nearly $29,000 in legal fees after the firm was unable to police its client's "untruthful responses" in the antitrust case.