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From at least March 1, 2000 through May 31, 2011, Plaintiffs allege that Defendants engaged in a massive conspiracy to fix, raise, stabilize and maintain the prices of Lithium Ion Batteries in the United States. This conspiracy also artificially raised the prices of Lithium Ion Battery Products in the United States.
Defendants collectively controlled between 73% and 95% of the worldwide market for Lithium Ion batteries during the class period. The manufacture and sale of Lithium Ion batteries was approximately a $9.3 billion industry as of 2011 and is predicted to continue growing.
All persons and entities who, between January 1, 2000 and at least May 31, 2011, directly purchased a Lithium Ion Battery or Lithium Ion Battery Product in the United States directly from any defendant or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof, or any co-conspirator. Excluded from the class are defendants; their parent companies, subsidiaries, and affiliates, any co-conspirators, all governmental entities, and any judges or justices assigned to hear any aspect of this action.
A & T Battery Corporation GS Yuasa Corporation Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.; LG Chem, Ltd.; LG Chem America, Inc.; Maxell Corporation of America NEC Corporation; NEC Tokin Corporation; Panasonic Corporation; fka Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd; Panasonic Corporation of North America; fka Matsushita Electric Corporation of America; Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.; Samsung SDI America, Inc.; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. Sanyo North America Corp. Sony Corporation; Sony Energy Devices Corporation Sony Electronics, Inc.; Toshiba Corporation; Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC)
$19,000,000
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Sony Corporation, Sony Energy Devices Corporation and Sony Electronics Inc., collectively known as "Sony"
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$3,450,000
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Maxell
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$1,000,000
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NEC
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$42,500,000
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Panasonic
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$2,900,000
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Toshiba
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