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In re: Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Antitrust LitigationMDL No. 1917, U.S.D.C., Northern District of California March 2009
Hausfeld LLP is among the counsel for a putative class of direct purchaser plaintiffs in this antitrust price-fixing class action in which plaintiffs allege price-fixing by the leading manufacturers of: (a) color picture tubes (“CPTs”), which are cathode ray tubes (“CRTs”) used in color televisions and similar devices; (b) color display tubes (“CDTs”), which are CRTs used in color computer monitors or similar devices; and (c) electronic devices containing CPTs (such as televisions) or CDTs (such as computer monitors). The manufacturer defendants are based in China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, The Netherlands, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and the United States, and control the majority of the CRT Product industry, a multibillion dollar market, which in 1999 alone generated over $19 billion dollars in gross revenue. During the class period, virtually every household in the United States owns, or has owned, at least one CRT Product.
The Special Master in the case issued a recommendation to deny motions to dismiss the amended complaint, which the district court affirmed.
For more information, please contact attorneys Michael P. Lehmann, Christopher L. Lebsock, or Jon T. King in our San Francisco office.
Practice Areas: Antitrust / Competition
Supporting Documents
» Consolidated Amended Complaint
(PDF)
» Order Approving Special Master Decision
(PDF)
» Special Master Ruling
(PDF)
