The criminal trial over price-fixing in the LCD flat-panel market may be finished, but the main event is still ahead.
Lawyers in the related class actions before U.S. District Judge Susan Illston are embroiled in high-stakes fights that are sure to shape whether anyone walks away with the billions of dollars that plaintiffs are after. Perhaps the biggest question is whether to hold one civil trial or two: Lawyers for direct purchasers — companies that purchased screens directly from defendants — don’t want to try the case alongside the lawyers for indirect purchasers — mostly consumers who purchased finished products like TVs or laptops.
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