In re TFT-LCD (Flat Panel) Antitrust Litigation

How courts have described this case

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• noting that, in antitrust cases, individual damages “are likely to be too small to justify litigation, but a class action would offer those with small claims the opportunity for meaningful redress”
• denying motion to strike modified class definitions where, in addition to requiring no additional discovery and causing no prejudice, the proposed modifications were “minor”
• denying motion to strike modified class definitions where, in addition to requiring no additional discovery and causing no prejudice, the proposed modifications were “minor”
• finding no need for an amended complaint where the proposed modifications to the class for class certification purposes 28 were “minor, require no additional discovery, and cause no prejudice to defendants.”
• “[I]f common questions are found to predominate in an antitrust action ... the superiority prerequisite of Rule 23(b)(3) is satisfied.”
• “The typicality requirement does not mandate that the products purchased . . . be 12 the same as those of absent class members.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

14 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In re Vitamin C Antitrust Litigation
  E.D. New York· 2012-01-26· cited 35×
• In Re RAIL FREIGHT FUEL SURCHARGE ANTITRUST LITIGATION
  District of Columbia· 2012-07-13· cited 32×
• Pena v. Taylor Farms Pacific, Inc.
  S.D. California· 2015-02-10· cited 17×
• Nitsch v. DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.
  N.D. California· 2016-05-25· cited 17×
• In re Animation Workers Antitrust Litigation
  N.D. California· 2015-08-20· cited 15×
• In re Pool Products Distribution Market Antitrust Litigation
  E.D. Louisiana· 2016-02-22· cited 15×
• In re High-Tech Employee Antitrust Litigation
  N.D. California· 2013-10-24· cited 14×
• Kamakahi v. American Society for Reproductive Medicine
  N.D. California· 2015-02-03· cited 12×
• In re Polyurethane Foam Antitrust Litigation
  N.D. Ohio· 2014-04-09· cited 12×
• Jordan v. Paul Financial, LLC
  N.D. California· 2012-08-23· cited 11×
• In re Aftermarket Automotive Lighting Products Antitrust Litigation
  C.D. California· 2011-07-25· cited 5×
• In Re Tft-Lcd (Flat Panel) Antitrust Litigation
  N.D. California· 2011-10-05· cited 2×
• In re Optical Disk Drive Antitrust Litigation
  N.D. California· 2014-10-03· cited 1×
• In re: Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Antitrust Litigation
  N.D. California· 2015-07-08· cited 1×

Cites

53 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins
  Supreme Court· 1938-04-25· cited 18,491×
• Amchem Products, Inc. v. Windsor
  Supreme Court· 1997-06-25· cited 4,991×
• General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. Falcon
  Supreme Court· 1982-06-14· cited 4,068×
• Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co.
  Supreme Court· 1985-07-01· cited 3,595×
• Eisen v. Carlisle & Jacquelin
  Supreme Court· 1974-05-28· cited 3,301×
• Hanlon v. Chrysler Corp.
  Ninth Circuit· 1998-06-09· cited 1,381×
• Staton v. Boeing Co.
  Ninth Circuit· 2003-04-29· cited 1,028×
• Reiter v. Sonotone Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1979-06-11· cited 990×
• David Hanon v. Dataproducts Corporation Jack C. Davis
  Ninth Circuit· 1992-09-28· cited 950×
• Continental Ore Co. v. Union Carbide & Carbon Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1962-06-25· cited 924×
• Blackie v. Barrack
  Ninth Circuit· 1975-09-25· cited 871×
• Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co. of Cal.
  Supreme Court· 1972-03-01· cited 658×
• School District of Lancaster v. Lake Asbestos of Quebec, Ltd.
  Third Circuit· 1986-05-01· cited 291×
• In Re New Motor Vehicles Can. Export Anti. Lit.
  First Circuit· 2008-03-28· cited 236×
• SEDIMA, S.P.R.L., Appellant, v. IMREX COMPANY, INC., Gidon Armon and Jacob Armon, Appellees
  Second Circuit· 1984-07-25· cited 220×
• F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. v. Empagran S. A.
  Supreme Court· 2004-06-14· cited 212×
• In re Nasdaq Market-Makers Antitrust Litigation
  S.D. New York· 1996-11-26· cited 208×
• Unnamed case
  Third Circuit· 2000-09-08· cited 160×
• Yokoyama v. Midland National Life Insurance
  Ninth Circuit· 2010-02-08· cited 151×
• Alabama v. Blue Bird Body Co.
  Fifth Circuit· 1978-05-22· cited 137×