Motorola v. AU Optronics Corp et al.
In a come-from-behind win for the world’s liquid crystal display (LCD) manufacturers, a judge on January 23 dismissed most of a price-fixing lawsuit brought against them by Motorola Mobility Inc. U.S. District Judge Joan Gottschall in Chicago blocked Motorola from seeking damages relating to 99 percent of the LCDs at issue in the case, knocking out billions of dollars in potential liability. The ruling was a win for eight defendants that opted not to settle the case, including Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Sharp Corporation.
