Battery Antitrust
A federal judge approved a $49 million settlement for indirect purchasers of lithium ion batteries: Samsung will pay $39.5 million, Panasonic $5.5 million, and Toshiba and Tokin each will pay $2 million.
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Los Angeles County reached a $1.82 million settlement with Wiley Sanders Truck Lines over its unlawful transportation of lead-contaminated plastic battery chips to a site in Bakersfield.
Read moreScientists Tout Alternatives to Lithium Batteries
The mineral resources needed to make batteries could become strained as global demand rises, but researchers at Georgia Tech say they may have found viable alternatives to traditional lithium battery construction.
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A federal judge granted final approval Thursday to three settlements in the sprawling lithium ion battery antitrust case. Of the $139 million settlement fund for direct purchasers, $41.5 million will come from LG Chem, $24.5 million from Samsung, $4.95 million from NEC Tokin, and $45 million will go to attorneys’ fees.
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A federal judge refused Monday to certify a class of indirect purchasers in long-running litigation over the alleged price-fixing conspiracy of lithium ion batteries.
Read moreVape Battery Explosion Lawsuits on the Rise
More than 120 lawsuits were filed across the United States in 2017 by plaintiffs claiming they were hurt in explosions and fires caused by e-cigarette batteries.
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A federal judge on Friday granted preliminary approval to three settlements in the sprawling lithium ion battery antitrust case: $41.5 million from LG Chem, $24.5 million from Samsung and $4.95 million from NEC Tokin.
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U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers gave final approval to settlement of All Indirect Purchasers claims against Hitachi Maxell, NEC, and LG Chem, in lithium ion batteries antitrust litigation.
Read moreStudy Finds New Source of Lithium in Supervolcanoes
Every time you fire up your iPad, Prius or bicycle headlamp, you’re probably using the chemistry of lithium. And a new study published Wednesday by Stanford University reveals how to help make America lithium independent – by harvesting lithium from supervolcanoes.
Read moreBattery Supplier Rejects Blame for Overheating Blinds
A window treatment company wrongly blamed its battery supplier instead of flaws in its product for motorized blinds overheating and catching on fire, the supplier claims in a lawsuit filed Monday.
Read moreToshiba and Other Battery Companies Settle for $7.45M
Toshiba and two other top battery producers will pay a combined $7.45 million to settle antitrust class action claims that they conspired to raise the price of lithium ion batteries for more than a decade.
Read moreClass Cert Denied in Lithium Ion Battery Case
A federal judge Wednesday denied certification to two proposed classes of plaintiffs in a sprawling antitrust case accusing electronics firms of fixing the prices of lithium ion batteries for more than a decade.
Read moreJudge Approves Battery Price-Fixing Settlement
Following months of uncertainty, a federal judge granted approval Monday of settlements Sony and other reached in an antitrust class action accusing the companies of inflating the prices of lithium ion batteries for more than a decade.
Read moreJudge Won’t Approve Battery Antitrust Settlements Yet
A federal judge Tuesday held off approving settlements by LG Chem, Hitachi Maxell and NEC Corp. in an antitrust class action accusing them of rigging prices of lithium ion batteries, calling the information given to her “pretty sparse.”
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