Oregon LCD Flat Panel Screen Antitrust Settlement

Oregonians who purchased a TV, monitor, or notebook computer with an LCD flat panel screen between 2002 and 2006 may be entitled to compensation from an antitrust settlement.

Oregon Attorney General Ellen F. Rosenblum filed two antitrust lawsuits against the makers of liquid crystal display (LCD) flat panels and Cathode Ray Tubes (CRT). The lawsuits accused the manufacturers of conspiring to fix, raise, maintain or stabilize the prices of TFT-LCD flat panels or CRT resulting in overcharges to consumers who indirectly purchased TVs, monitors, or notebook computers containing LCD flat panels or CRTs.

The Oregon Attorney General recently settled with all of the LCD defendants for more than $21.5 million. Under the terms of the LCD settlement, Oregonians who purchased LCD panels incorporated in flat panel televisions, monitors, or notebook computers may be entitled to a portion of the settlement fund.

The defendants in the LCD settlements include:

• AU Optronics Corp.; AU Optronics Corp. America (“AU Optronics”);
• Chimei Innolux Corp. (formerly known as Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp. and now known as Innolux Corp.); Chi Mei Corp.; Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp.; Chi Mei Optoelectronics USA, Inc.; CMO Japan Co., Ltd. (“Chimei”);
• Epson Imaging Devices Corp. (“Epson”);
• HannStar Display Corp. (“HannStar”);
• Hitachi, Ltd.; Hitachi Displays, Ltd.; Hitachi Electronic Devices (USA), Inc. (“Hitachi Displays”);
• LG Display Co., Ltd.; LG Display America, Inc. (“LG”);
• Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.; Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.; Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (“Samsung”);
• Sharp Corp.; Sharp Electronics Corp. (“Sharp”); and
• Toshiba Corporation; Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.; Toshiba Mobile Display Company, Ltd; Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. (“Toshiba”).

The defendants deny the allegations but agreed to settle the antitrust lawsuit to avoid the expense and uncertainty of ongoing litigation.

If you wish to be excluded from the Oregon LCD settlement, you must submit your request no later than Jan. 15, 2016.

The CRT antitrust lawsuit is still ongoing and has not yet been resolved. However, eligible Class Members may register for the CRT lawsuit.

Who’s Eligible

The State of Oregon (and all state government entities), all Oregon political subdivisions, and all natural persons who, at any time from 2002 to 2006, indirectly purchased (for their own use and not for resale) one or more TVs, monitors and/or notebook computers that included a TFT-LCD flat panel.

NOTE: To be included in the LCD settlements, a natural person must have been a resident of Oregon at the time of the purchase, and the products must have been purchased in Oregon.

Potential Award

Varies, depending on the number and type of LCD flat panel products purchased.

It is estimated that claimants who submit valid claims will receive a minimum of $50.42 from the LCD settlement. Claimants may be awarded a maximum of $102.90 per device purchased.

Proof of Purchase

None required. However, claimants may be asked to provide documentation during the claim verification process. Claimants should retain any proof of purchase documentation until their claim is closed.

NOTE: Claimants must declare under the penalty of perjury that all information provided in the Claim Form is true and correct.

Claim Form

CLICK HERE TO FILE A CLAIM »

Claim Form Deadline

4/2/2018  UPDATED

UPDATE: On July 1, 2019, Top Class Actions viewers started to receive checks worth as much as $514.50 from the Oregon LCD flat panel screen class action settlement. Congratulations to everyone who filed a claim and got PAID.

Case Name

State of Oregon, ex. rel. Ellen F. Rosenblum, Attorney General v. AU Optronics Corporation, et al., Case No. CV-10-4346, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Final Hearing

N/A

Settlement Website

www.OregonScreenSettlement.com

Claims Administrator

Oregon LCD Settlement
c/o GCG
P.O. Box 10240
Dublin, OH 43017-5740
1-877-940-7791

Class Counsel

HAGLUND KELLEY HORNGREN JONES & WILDER LLP
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Defense Counsel

WHITE & CASE LLP
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP
COVINGTON AND BURLING LLP
PAUL HASTINGS JANKOFSKY & WALKER LLP
MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP
SIMPSON THATCHER & BARTLETT
K&L GATES LLP
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL
NOSSAMAN LLP