Criminal
Sep. 22, 2012
San Francisco judge hits technology company with massive fine for fixing prices
A federal judge ordered AU Optronics Corp. to pay a $500 million fine for its role in a price-fixing scheme that inflated the cost of liquid crystal display screens, matching the largest fine ever against a company in an antitrust case.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal judge ordered AU Optronics Corp. to pay a $500 million fine for its role in a price-fixing scheme that inflated the cost of liquid crystal display screens, matching the largest fine ever against a company in an antitrust case.
U.S. District Judge Susan Y. Illston also sentenced two top executives convicted in the antitrust scheme to three years in prison as well as $200,000 fines. ...
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