IN RE CATHODE RAY TUBE (CRT) ANTITRUST LITIGATION

MDL No. 1917, Case No. C-07-5944 JST.

IN RE: CATHODE RAY TUBE (CRT) ANTITRUST LITIGATION This Order Relates To: ALL DIRECT PURCHASER

United States District Court, N.D. California.

January 13, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Martin Quinn, Special Master, Pro Se.

Mr. Martin Quinn, Special Master, represented by Martin Quinn , JAMS.

Crago, Inc., Plaintiff, represented by Bruce Lee Simon , Pearson Simon & Warshaw, LLP, Guido Saveri , Saveri & Saveri, Inc., Ashlei Melissa Vargas , Pearson, Simon & Warshaw LLP, Christopher Wilson , Polsinelli Shughart PC, Clifford H. Pearson , Pearson, Simon & Warshaw LLP, Daniel D. Owen , Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C., Daniel L. Warshaw , Pearson, Simon & Warshaw, LLP, Esther L Klisura , Sher Leff LLP, Jonathan Mark Watkins , Pearson Simon Warshaw & Penny LLP, Patrick John Brady , Polsinelli PC, Aaron M. Sheanin , Pearson, Simon & Warshaw, LLP, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Hawel A. Hawel d/b/a City Electronics, Plaintiff, represented by Betty Lisa Julian , Cadio R. Zirpoli , Saveri & Saveri, Inc., Clinton Paul Walker , Damrell, Nelson, Schrimp, Pallios, Pache & Silva, Fred A. Silva , Damrell Nelson Schrimp Pallios, Pacher & Silva, Geoffrey Conrad Rushing , Saveri & Saveri Inc., Gianna Christa Gruenwald , Saveri & Saveri, Guido Saveri , Saveri & Saveri, Inc., Kathy Lee Monday , Damrell, Nelson, Schrimp, Pallios, Pacher & Silva, Richard Alexander Saveri , Saveri & Saveri, Inc., Roger Martin Schrimp , Damrell Nelson Schrimp Pallios Pacher & Silva & Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP.

Orion Home Systems, LLC, Plaintiff, represented by Cadio R. Zirpoli , Saveri & Saveri, Inc., Geoffrey Conrad Rushing , Saveri & Saveri Inc., Guido Saveri , Saveri & Saveri, Inc., Joseph W. Cotchett , Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy LLP, Niki B. Okcu , AT&T Services, Inc. Legal Dept., Randy R. Renick , Hadsell Stormer & Renick LLP, Richard Alexander Saveri , Saveri & Saveri, Inc., Terry Gross , Gross Belsky Alonso LLP, Adam C. Belsky , Gross Belsky Alonso LLP, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum, Monique Alonso , Gross & Belsky LLP, Sarah Crowley , Gross Belsky Alonso LLP & Steven Noel Williams , Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy LLP.

Jeffrey Figone, Plaintiff, represented by Brian Joseph Barry , Law Offices of Brian Barry, Dennis Stewart , Hulett Harper Stewart LLP, Donald L. Perelman , Fine Kaplan & Black RPC, Gerard A Dever , Fine Kaplan and Black, RPC, Joseph Goldberg , Freedman Boyd Hollander Goldberg Urias & Ward PA, Joseph Mario Patane , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Josh Ewing , Freedman Boyd Hollander Goldberg Urias & Ward PA, Julie A. Kearns , Hulett Harper Stewart LLP, Lauren Clare Capurro , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Mario N. Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott, LLP, Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Matthew Duncan , Fine, Kaplan and Black, RPC, Veronica Besmer , Besmer Law Firm & Vincent J. Ward , Freedman Boyd Hollander Goldberg Urias & Ward PA.

Chad Klebs, Plaintiff, represented by Craig C. Corbitt , Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP, Christopher Thomas Micheletti , Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP, Francis Onofrei Scarpulla , Law Offices of Francis O. Scarpulla, Jennie Lee Anderson , Andrus Anderson LLP, Judith A. Zahid , Zelle LLP, Lori Erin Andrus , Andrus Anderson LLP, Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Patrick Bradford Clayton , Law Offices of Francis O. Scarpulla, Qianwei Fu , Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP, Richard Michael Hagstrom , Hellmuth & Johnson, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Princeton Display Technologies, Inc., Plaintiff, represented by Bryan L. Clobes , Cafferty Clobes Meriwether & Sprengel LLP, Lee Albert , Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, James E. Cecchi , Carella Byrne Cecchi Olstein Brody & Agnello, P.C., Lindsey H. Taylor , Carella Byrne, Marisa C. Livesay , Susan Gilah Kupfer , Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Betsy Carol Manifold , Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz, Francis M. Gregorek , Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum & Rachele R. Rickert , Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP.

Carmen Gonzalez, Plaintiff, represented by James McManis , McManis Faulkner, Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Marwa Elzankaly , McManis, Faulkner, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Samuel J. Nasto, Plaintiff, represented by Joel Flom , Jeffries Olson & Flom PA, Joseph Mario Patane , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Kenneth Leo Valinoti , Valinoti & Dito LLP, Lauren Clare Capurro , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Lawrence Genaro Papale , Law Offices of Lawrence G. Papale, M. Eric Frankovitch , Frankovitch Anetakis Colantonio & Simon, Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Michael G. Simon , Frankovitch Anetakis Colantonio & Simon - Weirton, Robert B. Gerard , Gerard Selden & Osuch, Seymour J. Mansfield , Foley & Mansfield, PLLP, Sherman Kassof , Law Offices of Sherman Kassof, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Craig Stephenson, Plaintiff, represented by Joel Flom , Jeffries Olson & Flom PA, Joseph Mario Patane , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Kenneth Leo Valinoti , Valinoti & Dito LLP, Lauren Clare Capurro , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Lawrence Genaro Papale , Law Offices of Lawrence G. Papale, M. Eric Frankovitch , Frankovitch Anetakis Colantonio & Simon, Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Michael G. Simon , Frankovitch Anetakis Colantonio & Simon - Weirton, Robert B. Gerard , Gerard Selden & Osuch, Seymour J. Mansfield , Foley & Mansfield, PLLP, Sherman Kassof , Law Offices of Sherman Kassof, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

David G. Norby, Plaintiff, represented by Joel Flom , Jeffries Olson & Flom PA, Joseph Mario Patane , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Kenneth Leo Valinoti , Valinoti & Dito LLP, Lauren Clare Capurro , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Lawrence Genaro Papale , Law Offices of Lawrence G. Papale, M. Eric Frankovitch , Frankovitch Anetakis Colantonio & Simon, Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Michael G. Simon , Frankovitch Anetakis Colantonio & Simon - Weirton, Robert B. Gerard , Gerard Selden & Osuch, Seymour J. Mansfield , Foley & Mansfield, PLLP, Sherman Kassof , Law Offices of Sherman Kassof, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

John Larch, Plaintiff, represented by Joel Flom , Jeffries Olson & Flom PA, Joseph Mario Patane , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Kenneth Leo Valinoti , Valinoti & Dito LLP, Lauren Clare Capurro , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Lawrence Genaro Papale , Law Offices of Lawrence G. Papale, M. Eric Frankovitch , Frankovitch Anetakis Colantonio & Simon, Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Michael G. Simon , Frankovitch Anetakis Colantonio & Simon - Weirton, Robert B. Gerard , Gerard Selden & Osuch, Seymour J. Mansfield , Foley & Mansfield, PLLP, Sherman Kassof , Law Offices of Sherman Kassof, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Gary Hanson, Plaintiff, represented by Joel Flom , Jeffries Olson & Flom PA, Joseph Mario Patane , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Kenneth Leo Valinoti , Valinoti & Dito LLP, Lauren Clare Capurro , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Lawrence Genaro Papale , Law Offices of Lawrence G. Papale, M. Eric Frankovitch , Frankovitch Anetakis Colantonio & Simon, Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Michael G. Simon , Frankovitch Anetakis Colantonio & Simon - Weirton, Robert B. Gerard , Gerard Selden & Osuch, Seymour J. Mansfield , Foley & Mansfield, PLLP, Sherman Kassof , Law Offices of Sherman Kassof, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Margaret Slagle, Plaintiff, represented by Daniel R. Karon , Karon LLC, Joseph M. Alioto, Sr. , Alioto Law Firm, Angelina Alioto-Grace , Alioto Law Firm, Joseph Michelangelo Alioto, Jr , Alioto Law Firm, Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Mary Gilmore Kirkpatrick , Kirkpatrick & Goldborough PLLC, Theresa Driscoll Moore , Alioto Law Firm, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Barry Kushner, Plaintiff, represented by Joseph M. Alioto, Sr. , Alioto Law Firm, Angelina Alioto-Grace , Alioto Law Firm, Daniel R. Karon , Karon LLC, Daniel Joseph Mulligan , St. James Recovery Services, P.C., Derek G. Howard , Howard Law Firm, Jeffrey D. Bores , Chestnut & Cambronne, Joseph Michelangelo Alioto, Jr , Alioto Law Firm, Karl L. Cambronne , Chestnut & Cambronne & Theresa Driscoll Moore , Alioto Law Firm.

Brian A. Luscher, Plaintiff, represented by Angelina Alioto-Grace , Alioto Law Firm, Joseph Michelangelo Alioto, Jr , Alioto Law Firm, Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Robert James Pohlman , Ryley Carlock & Applewhite PC, Theresa Driscoll Moore , Alioto Law Firm, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Steven Ganz, Plaintiff, represented by John Dmitry Bogdanov , Cooper & Kirkham, P.C., Josef Deen Cooper , Cooper & Kirkham, P.C., Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum & Tracy R. Kirkman , Cooper & Kirkham PC.

Dana Ross, Plaintiff, represented by Kathleen Styles Rogers , The Kralowec Law Group, Susan Gilah Kupfer , Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Brigid Terry, Plaintiff, represented by Jean B. Roth , Mansfield Tanick & Cohen, Joseph Mario Patane , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Kenneth Leo Valinoti , Valinoti & Dito LLP, Lauren Clare Capurro , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Lawrence Genaro Papale , Law Offices of Lawrence G. Papale, Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Robert J. Bonsignore , Bonsignore Trial Lawyers, PLLC, Seymour J. Mansfield , Foley & Mansfield, PLLP, Sherman Kassof , Law Offices of Sherman Kassof, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Southern Office Supply, Inc, Plaintiff, represented by Gilmur Roderick Murray , Murray & Howard, LLP, Daniel R. Karon , Karon LLC, Donna F Solen , Lexington Law Group, Drew A. Carson , Miller Goler Faeges, Issac L. Diel , Sharp McQueen, Krishna Brian Narine , Meredith Narine, Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Steven J. Miller , Miller Goler Faeges, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Meijer, Inc., Plaintiff, represented by Gregory K Arenson , Kaplan Fox and Kilsheimer LLP, Robert N. Kaplan , Kaplan Kilsheimer & Fox LLP, David Paul Germaine , Gary Laurence Specks , Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP, Joseph Michael Vanek , Vanek Vickers & Masini PC, Linda P. Nussbaum , Nussbaum Law Group PC, Linda Phyllis Nussbaum , Nussbaum Law Group, P.C., Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Meijer Distribution, Inc., Plaintiff, represented by Gregory K Arenson , Kaplan Fox and Kilsheimer LLP, Robert N. Kaplan , Kaplan Kilsheimer & Fox LLP & David Paul Germaine ,

Meijer Distribution, Inc., Plaintiff, represented by Gary Laurence Specks , Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP, Joseph Michael Vanek , Vanek Vickers & Masini PC, Linda P. Nussbaum , Nussbaum LLP, Linda Phyllis Nussbaum , Nussbaum Law Group, P.C., Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Arch Electronics, Inc, Plaintiff, represented by Anthony J. Bolognese , Bolognese & Associates LLC, Gregory K Arenson , Kaplan Fox and Kilsheimer LLP, Linda P. Nussbaum , Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer, LLP, Robert N. Kaplan , Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer, LLP, Joshua H. Grabar , Bolognese & Associates, LLC, Kevin Bruce Love , Hanzman Criden & Love, P.A., Linda Phyllis Nussbaum , Nussbaum Law Group, P.C., Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Studio Spectrum, Inc., represented by Steven F. Benz , Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, David Nathan-Allen Sims , Saveri & Saveri, Inc., Guido Saveri , Saveri & Saveri, Inc. & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Kory Pentland, Plaintiff, represented by Elizabeth Anne McKenna , Milberg LLP, Jeff S. Westerman , Westerman Law Corp, Paul F Novak , Milberg LLP, Andrew J. Morganti , Milberg LLP, Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Peter G.A. Safirstein , Morgan & Morgan, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Radio & TV Equipment, Inc, Plaintiff, represented by Lisa J. Rodriguez , Trujillo Rodriguez & Richards LLP, Jason Kilene , Gustafson Gluek PLLC, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Brady Lane Cotton, Plaintiff, represented by Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Christina Diane Crow , Jinks, Crow & Dickson P.C., J. Matthew Stephens , McCallum Methvin & Terrell PC, James Michael Terrell , McCallum, Methvin & Terrell, P.C., Lauren Clare Capurro , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Robert G. Methvin , McCallum Methvin & Terrell PC, Robert Gordon Methvin, Jr , McCallum, Methvin & Terrell, P.C., Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum, Lynn W. Jinks , Jinks Crow & Dickson PC & Nathan A. Dickson , Jinks Crow & Dickson PC.

Colleen Sobotka, Plaintiff, represented by Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Christopher William Cantrell , J. Matthew Stephens , McCallum Methvin & Terrell PC, James Michael Terrell , McCallum, Methvin & Terrell, P.C., Keith Thomson Belt, Jr. , Belt Law Firm, P.C., Lauren Clare Capurro , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Robert Page Bruner , Belt Law Firm, P.C., Robert G. Methvin , McCallum Methvin & Terrell PC, Robert Gordon Methvin, Jr , McCallum, Methvin & Terrell, P.C., Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum, Lynn W. Jinks , Jinks Crow & Dickson PC & Nathan A. Dickson , Jinks Crow & Dickson PC.

Daniel Riebow, Plaintiff, represented by Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Lauren Clare Capurro , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Travis Burau, Plaintiff, represented by Elizabeth Anne McKenna , Milberg LLP, Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Paul F Novak , Milberg LLP, Lauren Clare Capurro , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Andrew Kindt, Plaintiff, represented by James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum, Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Lauren Clare Capurro , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP & Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP.

James Brown, Plaintiff, represented by Elizabeth Anne McKenna , Milberg LLP, Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Paul F Novak , Milberg LLP, Lauren Clare Capurro , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Alan Rotman, Plaintiff, represented by Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Lauren Clare Capurro , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Ryan Rizzo, Plaintiff, represented by Elizabeth Anne McKenna , Milberg LLP, Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Paul F Novak , Milberg LLP, Lauren Clare Capurro , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Charles Jenkins, Plaintiff, represented by Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, J. Matthew Stephens , McCallum Methvin & Terrell PC, James Michael Terrell , McCallum, Methvin & Terrell, P.C., Lauren Clare Capurro , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Robert G. Methvin , McCallum Methvin & Terrell PC, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum, Lynn W. Jinks , Jinks Crow & Dickson PC & Nathan A. Dickson , Jinks Crow & Dickson PC.

Daniel R. Hergert, Plaintiff, represented by Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Lauren Clare Capurro , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Adrienne Belai, Plaintiff, represented by Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Lauren Clare Capurro , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Joshua Maida, Plaintiff, represented by Elizabeth Anne McKenna , Milberg LLP, Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Paul F Novak , Milberg LLP, Lauren Clare Capurro , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Rosemary Ciccone, Plaintiff, represented by Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Lauren Clare Capurro , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Robert J. Bonsignore , Bonsignore Trial Lawyers, PLLC, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Frank Warner, Plaintiff, represented by Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Lauren Clare Capurro , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Albert Sidney Crigler, Plaintiff, represented by Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Robert Brent Irby , McCallum, Hoaguland Cook & Irby LLP, Eric D. Hoaglund , McCallum Hoaglund Cook & Irby LLP, Lauren Clare Capurro , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Richard Freeman Horsley , King, Horsley & Lyons, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs, Plaintiff, represented by Richard Alexander Saveri , Saveri & Saveri, Inc., Aaron M. Sheanin , Pearson, Simon & Warshaw, LLP, Allan Steyer , Steyer Lowenthal Boodrookas Alvarez & Smith LLP, Christopher L. Lebsock , Hausfeld LLP, Donald Scott Macrae , Steyer Lowenthal Boodrookas Alvarez & Smith LLP, Guido Saveri , Saveri & Saveri, Inc., Jayne Ann Peeters , Steyer Lowenthal Boodrookas Alvarez & Smith LLP, Jill Michelle Manning , Steyer Lowenthal Boodrookas Alvarez & Smith LLP, Michael Paul Lehmann , Hausfeld LLP, Stephanie Yunjin Cho , Hausfeld LLP, Travis Luke Manfredi , Saveri and Saveri Inc, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Bruce Lee Simon , Pearson Simon & Warshaw, LLP, Daniel D. Cowen , Shughart Thomson & Kilroy PC, James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum & P. John Brady , Shughart Thomson & Kilroy PC.

Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs, Plaintiff, represented by Lingel Hart Winters , Law Offices of Lingel H. Winters, Robert J. Gralewski, Jr. , Kirby McInerney LLP, Charles Matthew Thompson , Charles M. Thompson, P.C., Craig C. Corbitt , Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP, Jennie Lee Anderson , Andrus Anderson LLP, Jennifer Susan Rosenberg , Bramson, Plutzik, Mahler & Birkhaeuser, John Dmitry Bogdanov , Cooper & Kirkham, P.C., Josef Deen Cooper , Cooper & Kirkham, P.C., Joseph Mario Patane , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Judith A. Zahid , Zelle LLP, Lauren Clare Capurro , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Sylvie K. Kern , KAG Law Group, Tracy R. Kirkham , Cooper & Kirkham, P.C., Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum, Mario Nunzio Alioto , Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, Robert J. Gralewski, Jr. , Kirby McInerney LLP, Charles Matthew Thompson , Charles M. Thompson, P.C., Christopher Thomas Micheletti , Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP, Craig C. Corbitt , Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP, David Nathan Lake , Law Offices of David N. Lake, Francis Onofrei Scarpulla , Law Offices of Francis O. Scarpulla, Jennie Lee Anderson , Andrus Anderson LLP, Josef Deen Cooper , Cooper & Kirkham, P.C., Joseph Mario Patane , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Judith A. Zahid , Zelle LLP, Lauren Clare Capurro , Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, Theresa Driscoll Moore , Alioto Law Firm, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

State of Washington, Plaintiff, represented by Jonathan A Mark , Attorney General of Washington, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Electrograph Systems, Inc, Plaintiff, represented by Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Philip J Iovieno , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Philip J. Iovieno , Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP, William A. Isaacson , Boies Schiller & Flexner & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Electrograph Technologies Corp., Plaintiff, represented by Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Philip J Iovieno , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Philip J. Iovieno , Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP, William A. Isaacson , Boies Schiller & Flexner & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Interbond Corporation of America, Plaintiff, represented by Stuart Harold Singer , Boies Schiller & Flexner, William A. Isaacson , Boies Schiller & Flexner, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Philip J Iovieno , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Office Depot, Inc., Plaintiff, represented by Stuart Harold Singer , Boies Schiller & Flexner, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Philip J Iovieno , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, William A. Isaacson , Boies Schiller & Flexner & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Compucom Systems Inc, Plaintiff, represented by Lewis Titus LeClair , McKool Smith, P.C., William A. Isaacson , Boies Schiller & Flexner, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Mike McKool , McKool Smith, P.C., Philip J Iovieno , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Costco Wholesale Corporation, Plaintiff, represented by Cori Gordon Moore , Perkins Coie LLP, David Burman , Perkins Coie LLP, Eric J. Weiss , PERKINS COIE LLP, Euphemia Nikki Thomopulos , Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP, Joren Surya Ayala-Bass , Perkins Coie LLP, Nicholas H. Hesterberg , Perkins Coie LLP, Philip J Iovieno , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Steven Douglas Merriman , Perkins Coie LLP, William A. Isaacson , Boies Schiller & Flexner, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Alfred H. Siegel, Plaintiff, represented by Brian Gillett , Susman Godfrey L.L.P., David M. Peterson , Susman Godfrey LLP, John Pierre Lahad , Susman Godfrey LLP, Johnny William Carter , Susman Godfrey LLP, Jonathan Jeffrey Ross , Susman Godfrey L.L.P., Jonathan Mark Weiss , Klee Tuchin Bogdanoff Stern LLP, Matthew C. Behncke , Susman Godfrey LLP, Philip J Iovieno , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Robert J. Pfister , Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP, Robert Sabre Safi , Susman Godfrey L.L.P., Samuel J Randall , Kenny Nachwalter PA, William A. Isaacson , Boies Schiller & Flexner, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum & Kenneth S. Marks , Susman Godfrey LLP.

Department of Legal Affairs, Plaintiff, represented by Patricia A. Conners , Attorney General's Office, R. Scott Palmer , Office of the Attorney General, Liz Ann Brady , Office of the Attorney General, Nicholas J. Weilhammer , Office of the Attorney General, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Office of the Attorney General, Plaintiff, represented by Patricia A. Conners , Attorney General's Office, R. Scott Palmer , Office of the Attorney General, Liz Ann Brady , Office of the Attorney General, Nicholas J. Weilhammer , Office of the Attorney General, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP & James P. McCarthy , Lindquist & Vennum.

Best Buy Co., Inc., Plaintiff, represented by Bernice Conn , Robins Kaplan L.L.P., David Martinez , Robins Kaplan LLP, Laura Elizabeth Nelson , Robins Kaplan Miller and Ciresi, Jill Sharon Casselman , Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi L.L.P., Kenneth S. Marks , Susman Godfrey LLP, Philip J Iovieno , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Samuel J Randall , Kenny Nachwalter PA, William A. Isaacson , Boies Schiller & Flexner, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Elliot S. Kaplan , Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi, K. Craig Wildfang , Attorney at Law & Roman M. Silberfeld , Robins Kaplan L.L.P..

Best Buy Enterprise Services, Inc., Plaintiff, represented by Bernice Conn , Robins Kaplan L.L.P., David Martinez , Robins Kaplan LLP, Laura Elizabeth Nelson , Robins Kaplan Miller and Ciresi, Jill Sharon Casselman , Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi L.L.P., Kenneth S. Marks , Susman Godfrey LLP, Philip J Iovieno , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Samuel J Randall , Kenny Nachwalter PA, William A. Isaacson , Boies Schiller & Flexner, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Elliot S. Kaplan , Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi, K. Craig Wildfang , Attorney at Law & Roman M. Silberfeld , Robins Kaplan L.L.P..

Best Buy Purchasing LLC, Plaintiff, represented by Bernice Conn , Robins Kaplan L.L.P., David Martinez , Robins Kaplan LLP, Laura Elizabeth Nelson , Robins Kaplan Miller and Ciresi, Jill Sharon Casselman , Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi L.L.P., Kenneth S. Marks , Susman Godfrey LLP, Philip J Iovieno , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Samuel J Randall , Kenny Nachwalter PA, William A. Isaacson , Boies Schiller & Flexner, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Elliot S. Kaplan , Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi, K. Craig Wildfang , Attorney at Law & Roman M. Silberfeld , Robins Kaplan L.L.P..

Best Buy Stores, L.P., Plaintiff, represented by Bernice Conn , Robins Kaplan L.L.P., David Martinez , Robins Kaplan LLP, Laura Elizabeth Nelson , Robins Kaplan Miller and Ciresi, Jill Sharon Casselman , Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi L.L.P., Kenneth S. Marks , Susman Godfrey LLP, Philip J Iovieno , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Samuel J Randall , Kenny Nachwalter PA, William A. Isaacson , Boies Schiller & Flexner, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Elliot S. Kaplan , Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi, K. Craig Wildfang , Attorney at Law & Roman M. Silberfeld , Robins Kaplan L.L.P..

Best Buy.com LLC, Plaintiff, represented by Bernice Conn , Robins Kaplan L.L.P., David Martinez , Robins Kaplan LLP, Laura Elizabeth Nelson , Robins Kaplan Miller and Ciresi, Jill Sharon Casselman , Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi L.L.P., Kenneth S. Marks , Susman Godfrey LLP, Philip J Iovieno , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Samuel J Randall , Kenny Nachwalter PA, William A. Isaacson , Boies Schiller & Flexner, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Elliot S. Kaplan , Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi, K. Craig Wildfang , Attorney at Law & Roman M. Silberfeld , Robins Kaplan L.L.P..

Magnolia Hi-Fi, Inc., Plaintiff, represented by David Martinez , Robins Kaplan LLP, Laura Elizabeth Nelson , Robins Kaplan Miller and Ciresi, Kenneth S. Marks , Susman Godfrey LLP, Philip J Iovieno , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, William A. Isaacson , Boies Schiller & Flexner, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Elliot S. Kaplan , Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi, Jill Sharon Casselman , Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi L.L.P., K. Craig Wildfang , Attorney at Law & Roman M. Silberfeld , Robins Kaplan L.L.P..

Good Guys, Inc., Plaintiff, represented by Jason C. Murray , Crowell & Moring LLP, Philip J Iovieno , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP & William A. Isaacson , Boies Schiller & Flexner.

KMart Corporation, Plaintiff, represented by Jason C. Murray , Crowell & Moring LLP, William J. Blechman , Kenny Nachwalter PA, Gavin David Whitis , Pond North LLP, Jalaine Garcia , James T Almon , Kenny Nachwalter, PA, Kenneth S. Marks , Susman Godfrey LLP, Kevin J. Murray , Kenny Nachwalter PA, Philip J Iovieno , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Richard A. Arnold , Kenny Nachwalter, Ryan C Zagare , Kenny Nachwalter, PA, Samuel J Randall , Kenny Nachwalter PA & William A. Isaacson , Boies Schiller & Flexner.

Old Comp Inc., Plaintiff, represented by Jason C. Murray , Crowell & Moring LLP, Daniel Allen Sasse , Crowell & Moring LLP, Deborah Ellen Arbabi , Crowell and Moring LLP, Philip J Iovieno , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP & William A. Isaacson , Boies Schiller & Flexner.

Radioshack Corp., Plaintiff, represented by Jason C. Murray , Crowell & Moring LLP, Daniel Allen Sasse , Crowell & Moring LLP, Deborah Ellen Arbabi , Crowell and Moring LLP, Philip J Iovieno , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP & William A. Isaacson , Boies Schiller & Flexner.

Sears, Roebuck and Co., Plaintiff, represented by Jason C. Murray , Crowell & Moring LLP, William J. Blechman , Kenny Nachwalter PA, Gavin David Whitis , Pond North LLP, Jalaine Garcia , James T Almon , Kenny Nachwalter, PA, Kenneth S. Marks , Susman Godfrey LLP, Philip J Iovieno , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Richard A. Arnold , Kenny Nachwalter, Ryan C Zagare , Kenny Nachwalter, PA, Samuel J Randall , Kenny Nachwalter PA, William A. Isaacson , Boies Schiller & Flexner & Kevin J. Murray , Kenny Nachwalter PA.

Target Corp., Plaintiff, represented by Jason C. Murray , Crowell & Moring LLP, Astor Henry Lloyd Heaven, III , Crowell and Moring LLP, Jerome A. Murphy , Crowell & Moring LLP, Kenneth S. Marks , Susman Godfrey LLP, Matthew J. McBurney , Crowell & Moring LLP, Philip J Iovieno , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Robert Brian McNary , Crowell & Moring LLP, Samuel J Randall , Kenny Nachwalter PA & William A. Isaacson , Boies Schiller & Flexner.

Giovanni Constabile, Plaintiff, represented by Lingel Hart Winters , Law Offices of Lingel H. Winters.

Gio's Inc, Plaintiff, represented by Lingel Hart Winters , Law Offices of Lingel H. Winters.

Schultze Agency Services, LLC, Plaintiff, represented by William A. Isaacson , Boies Schiller & Flexner, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Philip J Iovieno , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP & Philip J. Iovieno , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP.

Tweeter Newco, LLC, Plaintiff, represented by Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Philip J. Iovieno , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, William A. Isaacson , Boies Schiller & Flexner & Philip J Iovieno , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP.

ABC Appliance, Inc., Plaintiff, represented by Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Philip J Iovieno , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP & William A. Isaacson , Boies Schiller & Flexner.

Marta Cooperative of America, Inc., Plaintiff, represented by Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Philip J Iovieno , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP & William A. Isaacson , Boies Schiller & Flexner.

P.C. Richard & Son Long Island Corporation, Plaintiff, represented by Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Philip J Iovieno , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP & William A. Isaacson , Boies Schiller & Flexner.

Sharp Corporation, Plaintiff, represented by Colin C. West , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP & Jonathan Alan Patchen , Taylor & Company Law Offices, LLP.

Gloria Comeaux, Plaintiff, represented by Robert J. Bonsignore , Bonsignore Trial Lawyers, PLLC.

Kerry Lee Hall, Plaintiff, represented by Robert J. Gralewski, Jr. , Gergosian & Gralewski LLP & Daniel Hume , Kirby McInerney LLP.

Jeff Speaect, Plaintiff, represented by Robert J. Bonsignore , Bonsignore Trial Lawyers, PLLC.

Tech Data Corporation, Plaintiff, represented by Melissa Willett , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, Mitchell E. Widom , Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod, LLP, Robert Turken , Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP, Scott N. Wagner , Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP, Stuart Harold Singer , Boies Schiller & Flexner, William A. Isaacson , Boies Schiller & Flexner, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Philip J Iovieno , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP & Philip J. Iovieno , Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP.

Tech Data Product Management, Inc., Plaintiff, represented by Robert Turken , Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP, Anne M. Nardacci , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Philip J Iovieno , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Scott N. Wagner , Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP & William A. Isaacson , Boies Schiller & Flexner.

Sharp Electronics Corporation, Plaintiff, represented by Craig A Benson , Paul Weiss LLP, Gary R Carney , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison LLP, Jonathan Alan Patchen , Taylor & Company Law Offices, LLP, Joseph J Simons , Paul Weiss LLP, Kenneth A. Gallo , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Kenneth S. Marks , Susman Godfrey LLP, Kira A Davis , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison LLP & Stephen E. Taylor , Taylor & Company Law Offices, LLP.

Sharp Electronics Manufacturing Company of America, Inc., Plaintiff, represented by Craig A Benson , Paul Weiss LLP, Gary R Carney , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison LLP, Jonathan Alan Patchen , Taylor & Company Law Offices, LLP, Joseph J Simons , Paul Weiss LLP, Kenneth A. Gallo , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Kenneth S. Marks , Susman Godfrey LLP, Kira A Davis , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison LLP & Stephen E. Taylor , Taylor & Company Law Offices, LLP.

Dell Inc., Plaintiff, represented by Debra Dawn Bernstein , Alston & Bird LLP, Elizabeth Helmer Jordan , Alston & Bird LLP, Matthew David Kent , Michael P. Kenny , Alston & Bird LLP, Rodney J Ganske , Alston & Bird LLP, James Matthew Wagstaffe , Kerr & Wagstaffe LLP & Michael John Newton , Alston & Bird.

Dell Products L.P., Plaintiff, represented by Debra Dawn Bernstein , Alston & Bird LLP, Elizabeth Helmer Jordan , Alston & Bird LLP, Matthew David Kent , Michael P. Kenny , Alston & Bird LLP, Rodney J Ganske , Alston & Bird LLP, James Matthew Wagstaffe , Kerr & Wagstaffe LLP & Michael John Newton , Alston & Bird.

Magnolia Hi-Fi, LLC, Plaintiff, represented by David Martinez , Robins Kaplan LLP, Laura Elizabeth Nelson , Robins Kaplan Miller and Ciresi, Jill Sharon Casselman , Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi L.L.P., Elliot S. Kaplan , Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi & Roman M. Silberfeld , Robins Kaplan L.L.P..

Viewsonic Corporation, Plaintiff, represented by Jason C. Murray , Crowell & Moring LLP, Astor Henry Lloyd Heaven, III , Crowell and Moring LLP, Daniel Allen Sasse , Crowell & Moring LLP, Deborah Ellen Arbabi , Crowell and Moring LLP, Jerome A. Murphy , Crowell & Moring LLP, Kenneth S. Marks , Susman Godfrey LLP, Matthew J. McBurney , Crowell & Moring LLP, Robert Brian McNary , Crowell & Moring LLP & Samuel J Randall , Kenny Nachwalter PA.

YRC, INC., Creditor, represented by Jeffrey M. Judd , Judd Law Group.

Chunghwa Picture Tubes, LTD., Defendant, represented by Joel Steven Sanders , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP, Austin Van Schwing , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, David C. Brownstein , Farmer Brownstein Jaeger LLP, Jacob P. Alpren , Farmer Brownstein Jaeger LLP, William S Farmer , Farmer Brownstein Jaeger LLP & Rachel S. Brass , Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP.

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., Defendant, represented by Joel Steven Sanders , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP, Austin Van Schwing , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, David C. Brownstein , Farmer Brownstein Jaeger LLP, Jacob P. Alpren , Farmer Brownstein Jaeger LLP, Rachel S. Brass , Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP & William S Farmer , Farmer Brownstein Jaeger LLP.

Hitachi, Ltd., Defendant, represented by Eliot A. Adelson , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Christopher M. Curran , White & Case, Douglas L Wald & James Mutchnik ,

Hitachi, Ltd., Defendant, represented by Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP, John M. Taladay , Baker Botts L.L.P., Jon Vensel Swenson , Baker Botts L.L.P. & Katherine Hamilton Wheaton ,

Hitachi, Ltd., Defendant, represented by Michael W. Scarborough , Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, Sharon D. Mayo , Arnold & Porter LLP & Steven Alan Reiss , Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP.

Hitachi America, Ltd., Defendant, represented by Eliot A. Adelson , Kirkland & Ellis LLP & James Mutchnik ,

Hitachi America, Ltd., Defendant, represented by Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP, Katherine Hamilton Wheaton & Michael W. Scarborough , Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP.

Hitachi Asia, Ltd., Defendant, represented by Eliot A. Adelson , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP, Barack Shem Echols , Kirkland Ellis LLP, Christopher M. Curran , White & Case, Douglas L Wald , Ian T Simmons , O'Melveny & Myers LLP & James Mutchnik ,

Hitachi Asia, Ltd., Defendant, represented by Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP, John M. Taladay , Baker Botts L.L.P., Jon Vensel Swenson , Baker Botts L.L.P., Katherine Hamilton Wheaton , Michael W. Scarborough , Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, Sharon D. Mayo , Arnold & Porter LLP & Steven Alan Reiss , Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP.

Irico Group Corp., Defendant, represented by Joseph R. Tiffany, II , Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.

Irico Display Devices Co., Ltd., ("IDDC") is a Chinese entity, Defendant, represented by Joseph R. Tiffany, II , Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.

Panasonic Corporation of North America, Defendant, represented by David L. Yohai , Eva W. Cole , Winston & Strawn LLP, A. Paul Victor , Winston & Strawn LLP, Aldo A. Badini , Winston & Strawn LLP, Amy Lee Stewart , Rose Law Firm, Andrew R. Tillman , Paine Tarwater Bickers & Tillman, Bambo Obaro , Weil, Gotshal and Manges, Christopher M. Curran , White & Case, David E. Yolkut , Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, Diana Arlen Aguilar , Weil, Gotshal and Manges, Douglas L Wald , James F. Lerner , Winston & Strawn LLP, Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP, Jennifer Stewart , Winston and Strawn LLP, John Clayton Everett, Jr. , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, John M. Taladay , Baker Botts L.L.P., John Selim Tschirgi , Winston and Strawn LLP, Jon Vensel Swenson , Baker Botts L.L.P., Joseph Richard Wetzel , King & Spalding & Kajetan Rozga ,

Panasonic Corporation of North America, Defendant, represented by Kent Michael Roger , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Kevin B. Goldstein , Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, Lara Elvidge Veblen , Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, Margaret Anne Keane , DLA Piper LLP, Marjan Hajibandeh , Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, Martin C. Geagan, Jr. , Winston and Strawn LLP, Matthew Robert DalSanto , Winston and Strawn LLP, Michelle Park Chiu , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Molly Donovan , Winston & Strawn LLP, Ryan Michael Goodland , Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, Scott A. Stempel , Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Sharon D. Mayo , Arnold & Porter LLP, Sofia Arguello , Winston and Strawn LLP, Steven A. Reiss , Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, Steven Alan Reiss , Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP & Molly M Donovan , Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP.

Samtel Color, Ltd., ("Samtel") is a Indian company, Defendant, represented by William Diaz , McDermott Will & Emery LLP.

Toshiba Corporation, Defendant, represented by Christopher M. Curran , White & Case, Dana E. Foster , White and Case LLP, Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP, Aya Kobori , White and Case LLP, Bijal Vijay Vakil , White & Case LLP, Douglas L Wald , George L. Paul , White & Case LLP, Ian T Simmons , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP, Jeremy Kent Ostrander , White & Case LLP, John Clayton Everett, Jr. , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, John Mark Gidley , White & Case LLP, John M. Taladay , Baker Botts L.L.P., Jon Vensel Swenson , Baker Botts L.L.P., Kent Michael Roger , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Lucius Bernard Lau , White & Case LLP, Michael W. Scarborough , Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, Michelle Park Chiu , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP & Samuel J. Sharp ,

Toshiba Corporation, Defendant, represented by Samuel James Sharp , White and Case LLP, Scott A. Stempel , Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Sharon D. Mayo , Arnold & Porter LLP, Steven Alan Reiss , Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, Tsung-Hui (Danny) Wu , White and Case LLP & William H. Bave, III ,

Toshiba Corporation, Defendant, represented by Charise Naifeh , White & Case LLP & Matthew Frutig , White & Case LLP.

Beijing-Matsushita Color CRT Company, Ltd., Defendant, represented by Terry Calvani , Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP, Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP, Bruce C. McCulloch , Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP, Christine A. Laciak , Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP, Craig D. Minerva , Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP, Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP, Michael Lacovara , Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP, Michael W. Scarborough , Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP & Richard Sutton Snyder , Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP.

LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Defendant, represented by Miriam Kim , Munger, Tolles & Olson, Cathleen Hamel Hartge , Munger Tolles and Olson LLP, Christopher M. Curran , White & Case, Douglas L Wald , Esteban Martin Estrada , Munger Tolles and Olson, Hojoon Hwang , Munger Tolles & Olson LLP, Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP, Jerome Cary Roth , Munger Tolles & Olson LLP, Jessica Barclay-Strobel , Munger, Tolles and Olson LLP, John Clayton Everett, Jr. , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, John M. Taladay , Baker Botts L.L.P., Jon Vensel Swenson , Baker Botts L.L.P., Kent Michael Roger , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Laura K Lin , Munger, Tolles and Olson LLP, Michael W. Scarborough , Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, Michelle Park Chiu , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Scott A. Stempel , Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Sharon D. Mayo , Arnold & Porter LLP, Steven Alan Reiss , Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, Xiaochin Claire Yan , Munger Tolles and Olson, LLP & William David Temko , Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP.

Philips Electronics North America Corporation, Defendant, represented by Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP, Christopher M. Curran , White & Case, Douglas L Wald , Ethan E. Litwin , Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP, John Clayton Everett, Jr. , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, John M. Taladay , Baker Botts L.L.P., Jon Vensel Swenson , Baker Botts L.L.P., Joseph A. Ostoyich , Howrey LLP, Kent Michael Roger , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Michael W. Scarborough , Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, Michelle Park Chiu , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Richard P. Sobiecki , Baker Botts LLP, Scott A. Stempel , Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Sharon D. Mayo , Arnold & Porter LLP, Steven Alan Reiss , Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, Tiffany Belle Gelott , Baker Botts LLP, Van H. Beckwith , Baker Botts L.L.P. & Erik T. Koons , Baker Botts LLP.

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, Defendant, represented by Ian T Simmons , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Michael Frederick Tubach , O'Melveny & Myers LLP & Courtney C Byrd ,

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, Defendant, represented by David Kendall Roberts , O'Melveny and Myers LLP, Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP, Kent Michael Roger , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Kevin Douglas Feder , O'Melveny and Myers LLP, Michael W. Scarborough , Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, Anton Metlitsky , David Roberts , O'Melveny & Myers LLP & Haidee L. Schwartz , O'Melveny & Myers LLP.

Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Defendant, represented by Ian T Simmons , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Michael Frederick Tubach , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Benjamin Gardner Bradshaw , O'Melveny & Meyers LLP & Courtney C Byrd ,

Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Defendant, represented by Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP, Kent Michael Roger , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Kevin Douglas Feder , O'Melveny and Myers LLP, Michael W. Scarborough , Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, Anton Metlitsky , David Roberts , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Haidee L. Schwartz , O'Melveny & Myers LLP & James Landon McGinnis , Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP.

Toshiba America Electronics Components, Inc, Defendant, represented by Bernadette Shawan Gillians , Buist Moore Smythe and McGee, Christopher M. Curran , White & Case, George L. Paul , White & Case LLP, Lucius Bernard Lau , White & Case LLP, William C. Cleveland , Buist Moore Smythe and McGee, Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP, Aya Kobori , White and Case LLP, Bijal Vijay Vakil , White & Case LLP, Douglas L Wald , Ian T Simmons , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP, John Clayton Everett, Jr. , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, John M. Taladay , Baker Botts L.L.P., Jon Vensel Swenson , Baker Botts L.L.P., Kent Michael Roger , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Michael W. Scarborough , Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, Michelle Park Chiu , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP & Samuel J. Sharp ,

Toshiba America Electronics Components, Inc, Defendant, represented by Samuel James Sharp , White and Case LLP, Scott A. Stempel , Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Sharon D. Mayo , Arnold & Porter LLP, Steven Alan Reiss , Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP & William H. Bave, III ,

Toshiba America Electronics Components, Inc, Defendant, represented by Charise Naifeh , White & Case LLP, Dana E. Foster , White and Case LLP & Matthew Frutig , White & Case LLP.

Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Defendant, represented by Bernadette Shawan Gillians , Buist Moore Smythe and McGee, Christopher M. Curran , White & Case, George L. Paul , White & Case LLP, Lucius Bernard Lau , White & Case LLP, William C. Cleveland , Buist Moore Smythe and McGee, Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP, Aya Kobori , White and Case LLP, Bijal Vijay Vakil , White & Case LLP, Ian T Simmons , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP, Jeremy Kent Ostrander , White & Case LLP, Kent Michael Roger , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP & Samuel J. Sharp ,

Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Defendant, represented by Samuel James Sharp , White and Case LLP, Tsung-Hui (Danny) Wu , White and Case LLP & William H. Bave, III ,

Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Defendant, represented by Charise Naifeh , White & Case LLP, Dana E. Foster , White and Case LLP & Matthew Frutig , White & Case LLP.

Toshiba America, Inc, Defendant, represented by Christopher M. Curran , White & Case, George L. Paul , White & Case LLP, Lucius Bernard Lau , White & Case LLP, Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP, Aya Kobori , White and Case LLP, Bijal Vijay Vakil , White & Case LLP, Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP, Jeremy Kent Ostrander , White & Case LLP & Samuel J. Sharp ,

Toshiba America, Inc, Defendant, represented by Samuel James Sharp , White and Case LLP, Tsung-Hui (Danny) Wu , White and Case LLP & William H. Bave, III ,

Toshiba America, Inc, Defendant, represented by Charise Naifeh , White & Case LLP & Dana E. Foster , White and Case LLP.

MT Picture Display Co., LTD, Defendant, represented by A. Paul Victor , Winston & Strawn LLP, Aldo A. Badini , Winston & Strawn LLP, Bambo Obaro , Weil, Gotshal and Manges, Christopher M. Curran , White & Case, David E. Yolkut , Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, Diana Arlen Aguilar , Weil, Gotshal and Manges, Douglas L Wald , Eva W. Cole , Winston & Strawn LLP, Gregory Hull , James F. Lerner , Winston & Strawn LLP, Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP, Jennifer Stewart , Winston and Strawn LLP, John Clayton Everett, Jr. , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, John M. Taladay , Baker Botts L.L.P., Jon Vensel Swenson , Baker Botts L.L.P. & Kajetan Rozga ,

MT Picture Display Co., LTD, Defendant, represented by Kent Michael Roger , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Lara Elvidge Veblen , Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, Margaret Anne Keane , DLA Piper LLP, Martin C. Geagan, Jr. , Winston and Strawn LLP, Matthew Robert DalSanto , Winston and Strawn LLP, Michelle Park Chiu , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Molly Donovan , Winston & Strawn LLP, Scott A. Stempel , Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Sharon D. Mayo , Arnold & Porter LLP, Sofia Arguello , Winston and Strawn LLP, Steven A. Reiss , Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, Steven Alan Reiss , Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP & David L. Yohai .

Toshiba America Consumer Products, LLC, Defendant, represented by Christopher M. Curran , White & Case, George L. Paul , White & Case LLP, Lucius Bernard Lau , White & Case LLP, Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP, Aya Kobori , White and Case LLP, Bijal Vijay Vakil , White & Case LLP, Ian T Simmons , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP, Jeremy Kent Ostrander , White & Case LLP, Kent Michael Roger , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Michael W. Scarborough , Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP & Samuel J. Sharp ,

Toshiba America Consumer Products, LLC, Defendant, represented by Samuel James Sharp , White and Case LLP, Tsung-Hui (Danny) Wu , White and Case LLP & William H. Bave, III ,

Toshiba America Consumer Products, LLC, Defendant, represented by Charise Naifeh , White & Case LLP, Dana E. Foster , White and Case LLP & Matthew Frutig , White & Case LLP.

Panasonic Corporation, Defendant, represented by David L. Yohai , A. Paul Victor , Winston & Strawn LLP, Aldo A. Badini , Winston & Strawn LLP, Amy Lee Stewart , Rose Law Firm, Bambo Obaro , Weil, Gotshal and Manges, Christopher M. Curran , White & Case, David E. Yolkut , Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, Diana Arlen Aguilar , Weil, Gotshal and Manges, Douglas L Wald , Eva W. Cole , Winston & Strawn LLP, James F. Lerner , Winston & Strawn LLP, Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP, Jennifer Stewart , Winston and Strawn LLP, John Clayton Everett, Jr. , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, John M. Taladay , Baker Botts L.L.P., John Selim Tschirgi , Winston and Strawn LLP, Jon Vensel Swenson , Baker Botts L.L.P. & Kajetan Rozga ,

Panasonic Corporation, Defendant, represented by Kent Michael Roger , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Kevin B. Goldstein , Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, Lara Elvidge Veblen , Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, Margaret Anne Keane , DLA Piper LLP, Marjan Hajibandeh , Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, Martin C. Geagan, Jr. , Winston and Strawn LLP, Michelle Park Chiu , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Molly Donovan , Winston & Strawn LLP, Molly M Donovan , Winston & Strawn LLP, Ryan Michael Goodland , Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, Scott A. Stempel , Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Sharon D. Mayo , Arnold & Porter LLP, Sofia Arguello , Winston and Strawn LLP, Steven A. Reiss , Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, Steven Alan Reiss , Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP & Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP.

Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Defendant, represented by Eliot A. Adelson , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Christopher M. Curran , White & Case, Douglas L Wald , Ian T Simmons , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, James Mutchnik , Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP, John M. Taladay , Baker Botts L.L.P., Jon Vensel Swenson , Baker Botts L.L.P. & Katherine Hamilton Wheaton ,

Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Defendant, represented by Sharon D. Mayo , Arnold & Porter LLP & Steven Alan Reiss , Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP.

Hitachi Electronic Devices (USA), Defendant, represented by Eliot A. Adelson , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, James Mutchnik , Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP & Katherine Hamilton Wheaton .

Philips da Amazonia Industria Electronica Ltda., Defendant, represented by Ethan E. Litwin , Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP & Jon Vensel Swenson , Baker Botts L.L.P..

Hitachi Electronic Devices (USA), Inc., Defendant, represented by Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP, Barack Shem Echols , Kirkland Ellis LLP, Christopher M. Curran , White & Case, Douglas L Wald , Eliot A. Adelson , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, James Mutchnik , Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP, John M. Taladay , Baker Botts L.L.P., Jon Vensel Swenson , Baker Botts L.L.P., Katherine Hamilton Wheaton , Sharon D. Mayo , Arnold & Porter LLP & Steven Alan Reiss , Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP.

Beijing Matsushita Color Crt Company, LTD., Defendant, represented by Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP & Richard Sutton Snyder , Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP.

Hitachi America, Ltd, Defendant, represented by Eliot A. Adelson , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP, Barack Shem Echols , Kirkland Ellis LLP, Ian T Simmons , O'Melveny & Myers LLP & James Mutchnik ,

Hitachi America, Ltd, Defendant, represented by Katherine Hamilton Wheaton .

Hitachi Asia, Ltd., Defendant, represented by Eliot A. Adelson , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP, Christopher M. Curran , White & Case, Douglas L Wald , Ian T Simmons , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP, John M. Taladay , Baker Botts L.L.P., Jon Vensel Swenson , Baker Botts L.L.P., Sharon D. Mayo , Arnold & Porter LLP & Steven Alan Reiss , Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP.

Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Defendant, represented by Eliot A. Adelson , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP, Barack Shem Echols , Kirkland Ellis LLP, Christopher M. Curran , White & Case, Douglas L Wald , Ian T Simmons , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, James Mutchnik , Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP, John M. Taladay , Baker Botts L.L.P., Jon Vensel Swenson , Baker Botts L.L.P., Katherine Hamilton Wheaton , Michael W. Scarborough , Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, Sharon D. Mayo , Arnold & Porter LLP & Steven Alan Reiss , Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP.

Hitachi Electronic Devices (USA), Defendant, represented by Eliot A. Adelson , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Ian T Simmons , O'Melveny & Myers LLP & James Mutchnik ,

Hitachi Electronic Devices (USA), Defendant, represented by Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP & Katherine Hamilton Wheaton ,

Hitachi Electronic Devices (USA), Defendant, represented by Michael W. Scarborough , Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP.

Hitachi Ltd., Defendant, represented by Eliot A. Adelson , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP, Barack Shem Echols , Kirkland Ellis LLP, Christopher M. Curran , White & Case, Douglas L Wald , Ian T Simmons , O'Melveny & Myers LLP & James Mutchnik ,

Hitachi Ltd., Defendant, represented by Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP, John M. Taladay , Baker Botts L.L.P., Jon Vensel Swenson , Baker Botts L.L.P. & Katherine Hamilton Wheaton ,

Hitachi Ltd., Defendant, represented by Sharon D. Mayo , Arnold & Porter LLP & Steven Alan Reiss , Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP.

Koninklijke Philips N.V., Defendant, represented by Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP, Christopher M. Curran , White & Case, Douglas L Wald , Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP, John Clayton Everett, Jr. , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, John M. Taladay , Baker Botts L.L.P., Jon Vensel Swenson , Baker Botts L.L.P., Joseph A. Ostoyich , Howrey LLP, Kent Michael Roger , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Michael W. Scarborough , Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, Michelle Park Chiu , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Richard P. Sobiecki , Baker Botts LLP, Scott A. Stempel , Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Sharon D. Mayo , Arnold & Porter LLP, Steven Alan Reiss , Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, Tiffany Belle Gelott , Baker Botts LLP, Van H. Beckwith , Baker Botts L.L.P. & Erik T. Koons , Baker Botts LLP.

LG Electronics USA, Inc., Defendant, represented by Douglas L Wald , Miriam Kim , Munger, Tolles & Olson, William David Temko , Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP, Cathleen Hamel Hartge , Munger Tolles and Olson LLP, Esteban Martin Estrada , Munger Tolles and Olson, Gregory J. Weingart , Munger, Tolles and Olson LLP, Hojoon Hwang , Munger Tolles & Olson LLP, Ian T Simmons , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP, Jerome Cary Roth , Munger Tolles & Olson LLP, Jessica Barclay-Strobel , Munger, Tolles and Olson LLP, Xiaochin Claire Yan , Munger Tolles and Olson, LLP, Bethany Woodard Kristovich , Munger Tolles and Olson LLP, Jonathan Ellis Altman , Munger Tolles and OlsonJonathan Ellis Altman, Kim YoungSang , ARNOLD & PORTER LLP, Laura K Lin , Munger, Tolles and Olson LLP, Sharon D. Mayo , Arnold & Porter LLP & YongSang Kim .

MT Picture Display Co., LTD, Defendant, represented by Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP, David L. Yohai , A. Paul Victor , Winston & Strawn LLP, Aldo A. Badini , Winston & Strawn LLP, Amy Lee Stewart , Rose Law Firm, Bambo Obaro , Weil, Gotshal and Manges, Christopher M. Curran , White & Case, Diana Arlen Aguilar , Weil, Gotshal and Manges, Douglas L Wald , Eva W. Cole , Winston & Strawn LLP, James F. Lerner , Winston & Strawn LLP, Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP, Jennifer Stewart , Winston and Strawn LLP, John Clayton Everett, Jr. , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, John M. Taladay , Baker Botts L.L.P., John Selim Tschirgi , Winston and Strawn LLP, Jon Vensel Swenson , Baker Botts L.L.P., Kent Michael Roger , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Kevin B. Goldstein , Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, Lara Elvidge Veblen , Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, Marjan Hajibandeh , Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, Martin C. Geagan, Jr. , Winston and Strawn LLP, Michael W. Scarborough , Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, Michelle Park Chiu , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Molly Donovan , Winston & Strawn LLP, Molly M Donovan , Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, Ryan Michael Goodland , Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, Scott A. Stempel , Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Sharon D. Mayo , Arnold & Porter LLP, Sofia Arguello , Winston and Strawn LLP & Steven Alan Reiss , Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP.

Panasonic Corporation, Defendant, represented by David L. Yohai , Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP, Amy Lee Stewart , Rose Law Firm, Bambo Obaro , Weil, Gotshal and Manges, Christopher M. Curran , White & Case, Douglas L Wald , Eva W. Cole , Winston & Strawn LLP, Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP, Jennifer Stewart , Winston and Strawn LLP, John Clayton Everett, Jr. , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, John M. Taladay , Baker Botts L.L.P., Jon Vensel Swenson , Baker Botts L.L.P., Kent Michael Roger , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Martin C. Geagan, Jr. , Winston and Strawn LLP, Matthew Robert DalSanto , Winston and Strawn LLP, Michael W. Scarborough , Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, Michelle Park Chiu , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Molly Donovan , Winston & Strawn LLP, Scott A. Stempel , Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Sharon D. Mayo , Arnold & Porter LLP, Sofia Arguello , Winston and Strawn LLP & Steven Alan Reiss , Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP.

Panasonic Corporation of North America, Defendant, represented by David L. Yohai , Amy Lee Stewart , Rose Law Firm, Bambo Obaro , Weil, Gotshal and Manges, Christopher M. Curran , White & Case, Diana Arlen Aguilar , Weil, Gotshal and Manges, Douglas L Wald , James F. Lerner , Winston & Strawn LLP, Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP, Jennifer Stewart , Winston and Strawn LLP, John Clayton Everett, Jr. , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, John M. Taladay , Baker Botts L.L.P., Jon Vensel Swenson , Baker Botts L.L.P., Kent Michael Roger , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Lara Elvidge Veblen , Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, Martin C. Geagan, Jr. , Winston and Strawn LLP, Michael W. Scarborough , Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, Michelle Park Chiu , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Scott A. Stempel , Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Sharon D. Mayo , Arnold & Porter LLP, Sofia Arguello , Winston and Strawn LLP & Steven Alan Reiss , Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP.

Philips Electronics Industries (Taiwan), Ltd., Defendant, represented by Jon Vensel Swenson , Baker Botts L.L.P..

Philips Electronics North America, Defendant, represented by Jon Vensel Swenson , Baker Botts L.L.P., John M. Taladay , Baker Botts L.L.P., Joseph A. Ostoyich , Howrey LLP & Erik T. Koons , Baker Botts LLP.

Philips da Amazonia Industria Electronica Ltda., Defendant, represented by Jon Vensel Swenson , Baker Botts L.L.P..

Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Defendant, represented by David Kendall Roberts , O'Melveny and Myers LLP, Kent Michael Roger , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP & James Landon McGinnis , Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Defendant, represented by Ian T Simmons , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Kent Michael Roger , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP & Michael W. Scarborough , Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP.

Samtel Color, Ltd., Defendant, represented by William Diaz , McDermott Will & Emery LLP.

Toshiba America Consumer Products, Inc., Defendant, represented by Kent Michael Roger , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP & Samuel J. Sharp ,

Toshiba America Consumer Products, Inc., Defendant, represented by William H. Bave, III ,

Toshiba America Electronics Components, Inc, Defendant, represented by Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP.

Toshiba America Electronics Components, Inc, Defendant, represented by Aya Kobori , White and Case LLP, Christopher M. Curran , White & Case, Dana E. Foster , White and Case LLP, Douglas L Wald , Ian T Simmons , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP, Jeremy Kent Ostrander , White & Case LLP, John Clayton Everett, Jr. , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, John Mark Gidley , White & Case LLP, John M. Taladay , Baker Botts L.L.P., Jon Vensel Swenson , Baker Botts L.L.P., Kent Michael Roger , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Lucius Bernard Lau , White & Case LLP, Michelle Park Chiu , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP & Samuel J. Sharp ,

Toshiba America Electronics Components, Inc, Defendant, represented by Samuel James Sharp , White and Case LLP, Scott A. Stempel , Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Sharon D. Mayo , Arnold & Porter LLP, Steven Alan Reiss , Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, Tsung-Hui (Danny) Wu , White and Case LLP & William H. Bave, III ,

Toshiba America Electronics Components, Inc, Defendant, represented by Charise Naifeh , White & Case LLP & Matthew Frutig , White & Case LLP.

Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Defendant, represented by Aya Kobori , White and Case LLP, Christopher M. Curran , White & Case, Dana E. Foster , White and Case LLP, Ian T Simmons , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, John Mark Gidley , White & Case LLP, Kent Michael Roger , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Lucius Bernard Lau , White & Case LLP, Michael W. Scarborough , Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP & Samuel J. Sharp ,

Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Defendant, represented by Samuel James Sharp , White and Case LLP & William H. Bave, III ,

Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Defendant, represented by Charise Naifeh , White & Case LLP & Matthew Frutig , White & Case LLP.

Toshiba America, Inc, Defendant, represented by Aya Kobori , White and Case LLP, Christopher M. Curran , White & Case, Dana E. Foster , White and Case LLP, Ian T Simmons , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, John Mark Gidley , White & Case LLP, Lucius Bernard Lau , White & Case LLP, Michael W. Scarborough , Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP & Samuel J. Sharp ,

Toshiba America, Inc, Defendant, represented by Samuel James Sharp , White and Case LLP, William H. Bave, III & Charise Naifeh , White & Case LLP.

Toshiba Corporation, Defendant, represented by Aya Kobori , White and Case LLP, Dana E. Foster , White and Case LLP, Douglas L Wald , Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP, John Clayton Everett, Jr. , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, John M. Taladay , Baker Botts L.L.P., Jon Vensel Swenson , Baker Botts L.L.P., Kent Michael Roger , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Michelle Park Chiu , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP & Samuel J. Sharp ,

Toshiba Corporation, Defendant, represented by Scott A. Stempel , Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Sharon D. Mayo , Arnold & Porter LLP, Steven Alan Reiss , Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP & William H. Bave, III ,

Toshiba Corporation, Defendant, represented by Christopher M. Curran , White & Case, George L. Paul , Lucius Bernard Lau , White & Case LLP & Matthew Frutig , White & Case LLP.

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Defendant, represented by Brent Caslin , Jenner & Block LLP, Terrence Joseph Truax , Jenner & Block LLC, Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP, Charles B. Sklarsky , Jenner and Block, LLP, Gabriel A. Fuentes , Jenner & Block, LLP, Harold A. Barza , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Kevin Yoshiwo Teruya , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart and Sullivan LLP, Michael T. Brody , Jenner & Block LLP, Ryan Seth Goldstein , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP & Shaun M. Van Horn , Jenner And Block LLP.

Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc., Defendant, represented by Calvin Lee Litsey , Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP, Anna Marie Konradi , Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Emily E. Chow , Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Jeffrey Scott Roberts , Faegre Baker Daniels, Kathy L. Osborn , Faegre Baker Daniels LLP & Ryan M Hurley .

Thomson S.A., Defendant, represented by Calvin Lee Litsey , Faegre Baker Daniels LLP.

Thomson S.A., Defendant, represented by Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP.

Thomson S.A., Defendant, represented by Anna Marie Konradi , Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Calvin L. Litsey , Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Emily E. Chow , Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Jason de Bretteville , Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, Jeffrey Scott Roberts , Faegre Baker Daniels, Kathy L. Osborn , Faegre Baker Daniels LLP & Ryan M Hurley .

Technologies Displays Americas LLC, Defendant, represented by Arthur Slezak Gaus , Dillingham Murphy, LLP, Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP, Donald Arthur Wall , Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Ellen Tobin , Curtis, Mallet-Provost, Colt Mosle LLP, Jeffrey Ira Zuckerman , Buris, Mallet Prevost, Colt Mosle LLP, Mark C. Dosker , Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP & Nathan Lane, III , Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP.

Technicolor S.A, Defendant, represented by Calvin L. Litsey , Faegre Baker Daniels LLP & Calvin Lee Litsey , Faegre Baker Daniels LLP.

Technicolor USA, Inc., Defendant, represented by Calvin L. Litsey , Faegre Baker Daniels LLP & Calvin Lee Litsey , Faegre Baker Daniels LLP.

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Defendant, represented by Erik T. Koons , Baker Botts LLP, Jon Vensel Swenson , Baker Botts L.L.P., Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP & Jeffrey L. Kessler , Winston & Strawn LLP.

Mitsubishi Electric Visual Solutions America, Inc, Defendant, represented by Terrence Joseph Truax , Jenner & Block LLC, Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP, Charles B. Sklarsky , Jenner and Block, LLP, Gabriel A. Fuentes , Jenner & Block, LLP, Harold A. Barza , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Kevin Yoshiwo Teruya , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart and Sullivan LLP, Michael T. Brody , Jenner & Block LLP, Ryan Seth Goldstein , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP & Shaun M. Van Horn , Jenner And Block LLP.

Philips Taiwan Limited, Defendant, represented by Erik T. Koons , Baker Botts LLP, Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP, John M. Taladay , Baker Botts L.L.P., Jon Vensel Swenson , Baker Botts L.L.P. & Joseph A. Ostoyich , Howrey LLP.

Philips do Brasil Ltda., Defendant, represented by Erik T. Koons , Baker Botts LLP, Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP, John M. Taladay , Baker Botts L.L.P., Jon Vensel Swenson , Baker Botts L.L.P. & Joseph A. Ostoyich , Howrey LLP.

Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc., Defendant, represented by Michael T. Brody , Jenner & Block LLP, Adam C. Hemlock , Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP, Charles B. Sklarsky , Jenner and Block, LLP, Gabriel A. Fuentes , Jenner & Block, LLP, Harold A. Barza , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Kevin Yoshiwo Teruya , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart and Sullivan LLP & Terrence Joseph Truax , Jenner & Block LLC.

Alan Frankel, Respondent, represented by Alan Frankel .

Christopher Wirth, Movant, Pro Se.

Mitsubishi Digital Electronics Americas, Inc., Interested Party, represented by Brent Caslin , Jenner & Block LLP, Michael T. Brody , Jenner & Block LLP & Terrence Joseph Truax , Jenner & Block LLC.

Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc., Interested Party, represented by Brent Caslin , Jenner & Block LLP, Gabriel A. Fuentes , Jenner & Block, LLP, Michael T. Brody , Jenner & Block LLP, Ryan Seth Goldstein , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Shaun M. Van Horn , Jenner And Block LLP & Terrence Joseph Truax , Jenner & Block LLC.

State of California, Interested Party, represented by Emilio Eugene Varanini, IV , State Attorney General's Office & Paul Andrew Moore , Attorney at Law.

Newegg Inc., Interested Party, represented by Gordon M. Fauth, Jr. , Litigation Law Group.

Sean Hull, represented by Joseph Darrell Palmer .

Sean Hull, Objector, represented by Timothy Ricardo Hanigan , Lang Hanigan & Carvalho, LLP.

Gordon Morgan, Objector, represented by Timothy Ricardo Hanigan , Lang Hanigan & Carvalho, LLP.

Douglas W. St. John, Objector, represented by Andrea Marie Valdez , Andrea Valdez, Esq. & Joseph Scott St. John .

Dan L. Williams & Co., Objector, represented by Paul Brian Justi , Law Offices of Paul B. Justi.

John Finn, represented by Steve A Miller , Steve A. Miller, P.C..

Laura Fortman, represented by Steve A Miller , Steve A. Miller, P.C..

Rockhurst University, Objector, represented by Jill Tan Lin , Attorney at Law & Theresa Driscoll Moore , Alioto Law Firm.

Gary Talewsky, Objector, represented by Jill Tan Lin , Attorney at Law & Theresa Driscoll Moore , Alioto Law Firm.

Harry Garavanian, Objector, represented by Jill Tan Lin & Theresa Driscoll Moore , Alioto Law Firm.

Paul Palmer, Individual, Objector, represented by Joseph Darrell Palmer .

Donnie Clifton, Objector, represented by Jan Leigh Westfall , Law Offices of Jan Westfall.

Josie Saik, Objector, represented by George Cochran .

Douglas A. Kelley, represented by Philip J Iovieno , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP & William A. Isaacson , Boies Schiller & Flexner.

John R. Stoebner, represented by Philip J Iovieno , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP & William A. Isaacson , Boies Schiller & Flexner.

State of Illinois, Intervenor, represented by Blake Lee Harrop , Office of the Attorney General & Chadwick Oliver Brooker , Office of the Illinois Attorney General.

State of Oregon, Intervenor, represented by Tim David Nord , Oregon Department of Justice.


ORDER ON DPP CLASS REPRESENTATIVE INCENTIVE AWARDS ACTIONS

Now before the Court is a motion for approval of incentive awards to each of ten Class Representatives for the Direct Purchaser Plaintiff ("DPP") class. See ECF No. 4056. The DPPs seek awards of $25,000 to each named Plaintiff, for a total of $250,000. No one has objected to the awards. See ECF No. 4114. The Court held oral argument on this motion on December 15, 2015. After careful consideration and good cause appearing, the Court now GRANTS the motion for the reasons set forth below.

I. BACKGROUND

After eight years of litigation, the facts of this case are well known to parties. The Court recites only certain background facts to help explain the basis for this award.

The case is predicated upon an alleged conspiracy to price-fix cathode ray tubes ("CRTs"), a core component of tube-style screens for common devices including televisions and computer monitors.1 This conspiracy ran from March 1, 1995 to November 25, 2007, involved many of the major companies that produced CRTs, and allegedly resulted in overcharges of millions, if not billions, of U.S. dollars to domestic companies that purchased and sold CRTs or finished products containing CRTs for purposes of resale.2 A civil suit was originally filed in 2007, ECF No. 1, consolidated by the Joint Panel on Multidistrict Litigation shortly thereafter, see ECF No. 122, assigned to Judge Samuel Conti, see id., and ultimately transferred to the undersigned, see ECF No. 4162.

The Class Representatives named in the DPPs' Consolidated Amended Complaint ("DPCAC") for which incentive awards are sought are: (1) Crago, d/b/a Dash Computers, Inc.; (2) Arch Electronics, Inc.; (3) Hawel A. Hawel, d/b/a City Electronics; (4) Meijer, Inc. and Meijer Distribution, Inc.; (5) Nathan Muchnick, Inc.; (6) Princeton Display Technologies, Inc.; (7) Radio & TV Equipment, Inc.; (8) Royal Data Services, Inc.; (9) Studio Spectrum, Inc.; and (10) Wettstein and Sons, Inc. d/b/a Wettstein's (collectively, "Class Representatives" or "named Plaintiffs"). Settling Defendants include parent and/or subsidiary corporations of Chunghwa, Philips, Panasonic, LG, Toshiba, Hitachi, and Samsung SDI. DPPs maintain their class suit against Mitsubishi and also have a settlement that was recently approved with Thomson and TDA. See ECF No. 4260.

Given the length of the conspiracy, the resources of Defendants, and the potential value of recovery in this case, discovery has been unsurprisingly extensive.3 In connection with a separate motion, the parties noted that millions of pages of discovery have been produced and more than one hundred depositions have been taken. See ECF No. 4055 at 9-10. As relates to the instant motion, named Plaintiffs were required to spend time with their counsel reviewing drafts of the original complaint as well as the later-filed consolidated amended complaint; to review and respond to interrogatories and document requests; and to sit for deposition. See ECF No. 4056-1 ("Zirpoli Decl.") ¶¶ 4-8. Each named Plaintiff responded to a total of 75 separate document requests, and participated "in the collection of responsive hard copy documents and, in some cases, identification of ESI sources likely to contain responsive data, if applicable." Id. ¶ 5. This sometimes required Class Representatives to "utilize[] software to extract extensive transactional database information. . . . These document requests required the Class Representatives to search for and produce both hard copy and, in certain circumstances, electronic documents from multiple sources." Id. In total, the Class Representatives produced over 12,000 pages of documents. See id.

In addition to document requests, each Class Representative was required to review and respond to eight sets of interrogatories, totaling 78 separate interrogatories. Id. ¶ 6. Class Representatives also were required to keep abreast of major filings in the case — the master docket for which spans over 4,000 entries — and were required to review briefs and pleadings, consult with class counsel regarding litigation strategy or settlement negotiations, and discuss other matters with counsel. Id. ¶ 7. Finally, each of the Class Representatives "spent a significant amount of time preparing for and being deposed." Id. ¶ 8.4

None of the Class Representatives conditioned or were asked to condition their participation upon receipt of an incentive award or any benefit greater than that of any of the other class members. Id. ¶ 3. Even so, Class Representatives were required to devote a substantial amount of time and effort in this case not required of absent class members.

Absent class members will receive a pro rata share of the total class Settlement Fund (valued at $127.45 million). The formula for each pro rata share is to take an individual's (or company's) purchase — weighted at 100% of value for CRTs as components, 75% of value for computer monitors, and 50% of value for TVs — divided by the total amount of (weighed) purchases in the entire class and multiply it by the value of the Settlement Fund. See, e.g., ECF No. 2728 at 19.

II. LEGAL STANDARD

"[N]amed plaintiffs, as opposed to designated class members who are not named plaintiffs, are eligible for reasonable incentive payments." Staton v. Boeing Co., 327 F.3d 938, 977 (9th Cir. 2003). "Incentive awards are discretionary . . . and are intended to compensate class representatives for work done on behalf of the class, to make up for financial or reputational risk undertaken in bringing the action, and, sometimes, to recognize their willingness to act as a private attorney general." Rodriguez v. W. Pub. Corp., 563 F.3d 948, 958-59 (9th Cir.2009). Further,

The district court must evaluate [incentive] awards individually, using relevant factors including the actions the plaintiff has taken to protect the interests of the class, the degree to which the class has benefitted from those actions, the amount of time and effort the plaintiff expended in pursuing the litigation and reasonable fears of workplace retaliation.

Staton, 327 F.3d at 977 (citation and internal quotations and alterations omitted). District courts must scrutinize "all incentive awards to determine whether they destroy the adequacy of the class representatives." Radcliffe v. Experian Info. Solutions, Inc., 715 F.3d 1157, 1165 (9th Cir. 2013); see also id. at 1663; Staton, 327 F.3d at 977; Dyer v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 303 F.R.D. 326, 334-35 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 2, 2014).

III. DISCUSSION

In this Circuit, an incentive award of $5,000 is presumptively reasonable, and an award of $25,000 or even $10,000 is considered "quite high." See Dyer, 303 F.R.D. at 335 (citing Harris v. Vector Mktg. Corp., No. C-08-5198 EMC, 2012 WL 381202, at *7 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 6, 2012)). Even so, upon consideration of each of the factors set forth in Staton, the Court finds that an incentive award of $25,000 per Class Representative is appropriate on the facts of this case.

First, the Class Representatives filed suit, thereby taking the first key step necessary to protect the interests of the class. Second, the class has benefited from these actions by receipt of a settlement currently valued at over $127 million dollars (and climbing). Third, and most importantly, the amount of time and effort each named Plaintiff expended in pursuing this litigation has been extensive. This litigation has continued far longer than most normal class actions and has required frequent and repeated work (document production, interrogatory responses, docket review, deposition preparation, etc.) in a volume greater than is normal for most class action suits. Class Representatives spent eight years responding to nine sets of document requests and eight sets of interrogatories totaling 78 separate interrogatory requests. Named plaintiffs reviewed pleadings and motions, and sat for deposition. Cf. Monterrubio v. Best Buy Stores, L.P., 291 F.R.D. 443, 463 (E.D. Cal. 2013) (reducing named plaintiff's incentive award from the $7,500 requested to $2,500 because of disparity between the award to the named plaintiff and class members when there was "no evidence that plaintiff spent more time assisting counsel than occurs in the average case"). And fourth, the risk of retaliation was quite real. Defendants are many of the larger names in the CRT-business industry.5 A Class Representative could reasonably have been concerned about a backlash from Defendants, reducing that Representative's business opportunities with respect to products manufactured, sold, or otherwise controlled by Defendants.

Finally, the Court notes that the incentive rewards constitute a very small percentage of the class' total recover. Given a recovery of over $127.45 million, a total of $250,000 spread among ten named plaintiffs is still only 0.196%. C.f. Hopson v. Hanesbrands Inc., 2009 WL 928133, *10 (N.D. Cal. 2009) (approving $5,000 payment to plaintiff in wage and hour case, representing an unusually high but justified in the circumstances 1.25% of the settlement amount).

When compared to other similar (or smaller) cases in this judicial district, the incentive awards here are well within the range of incentive awards granted by other courts. See Harris, 2012 WL 381202, at *7 (collecting cases); In re High-Tech Employee Antitrust Litig., No. 11-CV-02509-LHK, 2015 WL 5158730, at *18 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 2, 2015) (awarding $120,000 and $80,000 to class representatives in a case that settled for $415 million, noting such awards were in line with "megafund" cases, and collecting cases); Glass v. UBS Fin. Servs., Inc., No. C-06-4068 MMC, 2007 WL 221862, at *17 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 26, 2007) aff'd, 331 F. App'x 452 (9th Cir. 2009) (approving award of $25,000 per class representative in a six-year case settling for $45 million where named plaintiffs provided help with informal discovery, insight into an industry, "placed something at risk by putting their names on a complaint against one of the largest brokerage houses in America"); Van Vranken v. Atl. Richfield Co., 901 F.Supp. 294, 299-300 (N.D. Cal. 1995) ($50,000 to a class representative who assisted for four years in a case that settled for $65.5 million); see also Chu v. Wells Fargo Investments, LLC, Nos. C 05-4526 MHP, C 06-7924, 2011 WL 672645, *5 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 16, 2011) (awarding $10,000 to two plaintiff representatives involved in case for five years and $4,000 to three representative plaintiffs participating in case for two years, from a $6.9 million settlement fund); In re CV Therapeutics, Inc., Sec. Litig., No. C03-3709 SI, 2007 WL 1033478, at *2 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 4, 2007) (awarding $26,000 for reimbursement of time and expenses pursuant to statutory authority applicable to private securities litigation).

In light of the foregoing, the Court concludes that an award of $25,000 to each Class Representative is reasonable.

IV. CONCLUSION

The Court hereby ORDERS that the Class Representatives shall each receive an incentive award in the amount of $25,000, for a total of $250,000. The incentive awards shall be paid from the Settlement Fund and the interest earned thereon.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

FootNotes


1. Perhaps ironically, CRT technology has now become largely obsolete. See J.R. Raphael, Obsolete Technology: 40 Big Losers, PC WORLD (Jan. 13, 2016, 9:12 AM), http://www.pcworld.com/article/169863/obsolete_tech.html?page=2.
2. Products purchased for personal use fall within the scope of the Indirect Purchaser Plaintiff ("IPP") class and are not the subject of this order.
3. Judicial resources expended on this case have also been significant. During a period of eight years, the case has required consolidation by the Joint Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, assignment of two Article III judges to preside over just the Multidistrict Litigation, four Special Masters, support of uncounted staff assigned to the Special Masters, and continued work by approximately ten different judicial law clerks.
4. A comparable account of time invested by the Class Representatives can be found in the declarations submitted with the previously referenced motion for attorneys' fees, ECF No. 4055-1 ¶¶ 51-52.
5. For example, Samsung Group, part of the Samsung SDI Defendants, has $470.2 billion in assets and employs over 425,000 people. See ECF No. 4055 at 18 n.6.

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