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LCD Price Fixing Defendants LG, Sharp and Chunghwa Plead Guilty, Pay $836 Million in Fines

According to a December 9, 2009 press release issued by the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice:

"Including today's charges, as a result of this investigation, six companies have pleaded guilty or have agreed to plead guilty and have been sentenced to pay or have agreed to pay criminal fines totaling more than $860 million. Additionally, nine executives have been charged to date in the department's ongoing investigation."

You can view the full Department of Justice press release.

Pearson, Simon & Warshaw, LLP has been appointed co-Lead Counsel in the In re: TFT-LCD (Flat Panel) Antitrust Litigation. The case is currently pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. For information regarding the case generally, please view our summary of the case.

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