Reuters: Technology News: AT&T wins ruling in price-fixing suit against LCD makers

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AT&T wins ruling in price-fixing suit against LCD makers Feb 14th 2013, 23:47 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News High stakes if Apple e-books antitrust case goes to trial Wed, Feb 13 2013 U.S. court says won't expedite Apple appeal versus Samsung Mon, Feb 4 2013 Apple loses a U.S. appeals bid in Samsung patent fight Thu, Jan 31 2013 Ex-Goldman director Gupta seeks conviction reversal Tue, Jan 22 2013 Dow prepares to defend itself in billion-dollar antitrust trial Wed, Jan 16 2013 Analysis & Opinion California AG's false claims case vs S&P: secret route to issuers? Judicial overreach to redefine presidential power A view shows the AT&T store sign in Broomfield, Colorado April 20, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Rick Wilking Thu Feb 14, 2013 6:47pm EST (Reuters) - AT&T on Thursday won a ruling from a federal appeals court in a lawsuit against liquid crystal display panel makers alleging a price-fixing conspiracy. The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco reinstated AT&T's claims based on California law over panel purchases outside the state. The decision reversed a lower court partial dismissal of AT&T's lawsuit. The manufacturer defendants, including Taiwan-based AU Optronics Corporation and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, had argued that AT&T's claims violated the due process clause of the U.S. Constitution. The three-judge panel for the 9th Circuit disagreed. It found that California's antitrust statute, the Cartwright Act, can be applied to the defendants as long as some of the conspiratorial activity leading to sale of price-fixed goods took place in the state. Richard Taffet, an attorney for the defendants, declined to comment. AT&T spokesman Marty Richter said the company was pleased with the ruling. AT&T's lawsuit is one of several that have been filed against LCD makers for allegedly fixing prices. Those companies also have been the subject of a U.S. criminal probe. Last year, a jury in California convicted AU and two of its executives. The case is AT&T Mobility LLC v. AU Optronics Corp, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 11-16188. (Reporting by Andrew Longstreth; Editing by Howard Goller and Andrew Hay) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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