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Company: AU Optronics Corporation
Current Parent Company: AU Optronics
Penalty: $161,500,000
Year: 2013
Date: March 29, 2013
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Mega-Scandal: Price Fixing
Violation Description: AU Optronics agreed to pay over $161 million to indirect purchaser plaintiffs to settle allegations it participated in a conspiracy to fix fix the prices of Thin Film Transistor-Liquid Crystal Display (TFT-LCD) flat panel products. The settlement was also announced by state attorneys general (see separate entry).
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 3:07md1827
Case Name: In re TFT-LCD (Flat Panel) Antitrust Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: Taiwan
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: electrical and electronic equipment
Specific Industry of Current Parent: electronic components
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