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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.
"Class" or "Classes" are generally defined as all Persons who, during the period from and including January 1, 2000 through May 31, 2011, purchased in the United States for their own use and not for resale from an entity other than an MDL Defendant a Lithium Ion Battery or Lithium Ion Battery Pack manufactured by an MDL Defendant or alleged co-conspirator, or a Finished Product containing a Lithium Ion Battery or Lithium Ion Battery Pack manufactured by an MDL Defendant or alleged co-conspirator. Excluded from the Class are the MDL Defendants, their parents, subsidiaries and affiliates and any judge, justice or judicial officer presiding over this matter and the members of her or his immediate families and judicial staff.
Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan,, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington D.C., West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Finished products containing a Lithium Ion battery or Lithium Ion battery pack:
*Laptop PCs
*Notebook PCs
*Netbook Computers
*Tablet Computers
*Mobile Phones
*Smart Phones
*Cameras
*Camcorders
*Digital Video Cameras
*Digital Audio players
*Power Tools
and other products which contained a Lithium Ion Battery or Lithium Ion Battery Pack
| Sony
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$19,000,000
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| Hitachi
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$3,450.000
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| LG Chem
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$39,000,000
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| NEC
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$2,500,000
|
| Samsung SDI, NEC Tokin Corporation and Toshiba Corporation ** pending court approval
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$43,000,000 |
Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
LG Chem, Ltd.
LG Chem America, Inc.
Maxell Corporation of America
NEC Corporation
NEC Tokin Corporation
Panasonic Corporation
Panasonic Corporation of North America
Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.
Samsung SDI America, Inc.
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
Sanyo North America Corporation
Sony Corporation,
Sony Energy Devices Corporation
Sony Electronics Inc.
Toshiba Corporation
Disclaimer
Disclaimer: Class members are not required to sign up with any third-party service in order to participate in the monetary relief, but may instead file their claim directly with the Class Administrator. For additional information, class members may visit https://www.reversethecharge.com/, the court approved website for this case.
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