Canada Optical Disc Drive Class Action Payment Update

The law firms involved in the Canadian optical disc drive (CD/DVD/BD) price-fixing class action provided an update on the status of claim payments.

Canada Optical Disc Drive Class Action Yields $29.7 Million

The law firms involved in the Canadian optical disc drive (CD/DVD/BD) price-fixing class action announced the courts have approved a protocol for distributing the $29.7M settlement.

HLDS Rolls Out Portable DVD Recorder for Multi-OS

Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HLDS) announced its new portable Multi-OS (Android, Windows, Mac OS) DVD/CD recorder, drive and player is now available through Amazon in the United States.

Court Certifies Canadian Optical Disc Drive Class Action Lawsuit

Camp Fiorante Matthews Mogerman LLP announced that the court has certified a Canadian optical disc drive class action price-fixing lawsuit against TEAC, NEC, Sony, HLDS, PLDS, TSST, Panasonic, BenQ, Pioneer and Quanta.

Court Extends Optical Disc Drive Lawsuit Settlement Deadline

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP announced the court has extended the deadline to file a claim for a portion of the class action lawsuit settlement against a group of optical disc drive manufacturers.

Optical Disc Drive Producers Could Face Fines in Brazil

Brazil’s antitrust watchdog announced that it is recommending fines be imposed on six optical disc drive producers for allegedly participating in a price fixing cartel.

Proposed Settlements in Optical Disc Drive Antitrust Litigation

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP announced that four proposed settlements have been reached in antitrust litigation against various optical disc drive manufacturers.

EU Fines Colluding Optical Disc Drive Companies €116 Million

The European Commission announced that it has fined eight optical disc drive companies a total of €116 million for breaching antitrust rules.