In Re: Aftermarket Automotive Lighting Products Antitrust Litigation
Published: Feb. 15, 2014 | Result Date: Sep. 9, 2013 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 2:09-ml-02007-GW-PJW Settlement – $3,000,000
Court
USDC Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Michael D. Hausfeld
(Hausfeld LLP)
Jason S. Hartley
(Hartley LLP)
Christopher L. Lebsock
(Hausfeld LLP)
Thomas R. Merrick
(Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP)
Bonny E. Sweeney
(Hausfeld LLP)
Michael P. Lehmann
(Hausfeld LLP)
Defendant
Matthew P. Kanny
(Goodwin Procter LLP)
Yi-Chin Ho
(Hughes Hubbard & Reed)
Facts
Plaintiffs filed a class action against several defendants, including Eagle Eyes Traffic Industrial Co. Ltd. and E-Lite Automotive Inc., in connection with the pricing of Aftermarket Automotive Lighting Products.
Contentions
PLAINTIFFS' CONTENTIONS:
Plaintiffs contended that Eagle Eye participated in an unlawful conspiracy to fix prices of aftermarket automotive lighting products. As a result, they paid artificially high prices for those products.
DEFENDANTS' CONTENTIONS:
Eagle Eye claimed it was not liable for plaintiffs' claims. Eagle Eye also asserted various defenses.
Result
Eagle Eye agreed to settle the matter for $3 million. The case continues against any remaining defendants.
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