Litigation
Oct. 8, 2014
Despite plea in criminal case, class certification denied in disc drive conspiracy
A federal judge has denied certification of several classes of purchasers that claimed they were overcharged because of price fixing optical disc drives, despite an earlier criminal guilty plea from one company involved.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In an unusual move, a federal judge has denied certification of several classes of purchasers that claimed they were overcharged for optical disc drives because of price fixing, despite an earlier criminal guilty plea from one company involved in the conspiracy.
U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg late Friday said plaintiff expert economists for two classes of purchasers failed to prove they all s...
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