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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. August 21, 2017

    Dell, Toshiba Settle Antitrust Claims In Battery MDL

    A California federal judge signed off on an order dismissing claims from Dell Inc. against Toshiba Corporation on Friday after they reached an undisclosed agreement in antitrust litigation over lithium ion batteries.

  2. July 20, 2017

    Flextronics, Samsung Settle Battery Price-Fixing Claims

    A California federal judge on Tuesday granted Flextronics' bid to withdraw its price-fixing claims against Samsung SDI and a U.S. affiliate after the trio reached a deal in antitrust litigation over alleged price-fixing for lithium-ion batteries.

  3. June 30, 2017

    Judge Asks For Depo Help In Microsoft's Price-Fixing Suit

    A California magistrate judge has asked the United Kingdom's judicial system to help produce a witness to be deposed in Microsoft Mobile Inc.'s antitrust litigation against Samsung SDI over alleged price-fixing for lithium-ion batteries, which has been paused for arbitration in Finland.

  4. June 01, 2017

    Microsoft To Arbitrate Battery Price-Fix Claims In Finland

    Microsoft Mobile Inc. has pulled out of multidistrict antitrust litigation against Samsung SDI America in California federal court over alleged price-fixing for lithium-ion batteries, saying in a joint stipulation filed Thursday that the companies have agreed to arbitrate the dispute in Finland.

  5. May 15, 2017

    Flextronics Price-Fix Claims Proceed In Battery MDL

    A California federal judge on Friday decided not to kill a lawsuit by Flextronics accusing electronics companies such as LG, Panasonic, Toshiba, Samsung and others of fixing prices for lithium-ion batteries, saying they must submit to a full airing of the evidence.

  6. April 12, 2017

    Battery Antitrust MDL Purchasers Denied Class Cert. For Now

    A California federal judge on Wednesday denied class certification to the purchasers of lithium-ion battery cells who allege price-fixing by electronics manufacturers, but allowed them to amend motions to include more robust expert testimony in support of their certification requests.

  7. March 20, 2017

    Electronics Giants To Pay $49M To Settle Battery Antitrust Suit

    Panasonic, Toshiba, Hitachi Maxell and NEC have agreed to pay $50 million to settle litigation by direct purchasers of lithium-ion batteries alleging the companies colluded with other electronics manufacturers to fix battery prices for more than a decade, according to documents filed in a California federal court Friday.

  8. January 25, 2017

    Hitachi Pays $3.45M, NEC $2.5M In Battery Price-Fix MDL

    Hitachi Maxell Ltd. and NEC Corp. reached deals with indirect purchasers in sprawling multidistrict litigation over an alleged conspiracy to fix battery prices for $3.45 million and $2.5 million, respectively, according to a proposal filed in California federal court on Tuesday.

  9. January 23, 2017

    Panasonic, Others Bash Claims In Battery Price-Fixing MDL

    Panasonic and other electronics manufacturers accused in multidistrict litigation of conspiring to fix battery prices have urged a California federal court to nix claims brought by Flextronics International USA Inc., saying it shouldn't be allowed to move forward with what they characterize as shoddy attempts at fleshing out the record.

  10. December 07, 2016

    LG Chem To Pay $39M To Settle Battery Price-Fixing Claims

    LG Chem Ltd. has agreed to pay indirect purchasers of lithium ion batteries $39 million to settle claims in multidistrict litigation that it colluded with other electronics manufacturers to fix the price of batteries, according to a proposed settlement filed in California federal court Wednesday.

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