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Litigation

Feb. 5, 2013

Judge approves attorney fees in price-fixing class action

U.S. District Judge Susan Y. Illston on Thursday tentatively approved most of the recommendations for attorney fee awards in an ongoing class action alleging price fixing of flat panel displays from 1998 to 2006.


By Saul Sugarman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - U.S. District Judge Susan Y. Illston has tentatively approved most of the recommendations for attorney fee awards in an ongoing class action alleging price fixing of flat panel displays from 1998 to 2006.


In a Thursday afternoon hearing, Illston agreed with JAMS Special Master Martin Quinn's December recommendation to award roughly $308 million in attorney fees to more than 100 f...

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