Criminal
Jan. 10, 2012
DOJ prepares for rare trial in price-fixing case
A rare criminal price-fixing trial against a public company kicked off in the Northern District today against AU Optronics, a Taiwanese maker of LCD screens, with a skyscraping $1 billion in fines at stake.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - A rare criminal price-fixing trial against a public company is scheduled to kick off in the Northern District today, with prosecutors pursuing a sky-scraping $1 billion in fines.
The case against AU Optronics, a Taiwanese maker of LCD screens, is one of hundreds of criminal and civil suits filed against companies and executives accused of conspiring to inflate the price of flat panel d...
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