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U.S. Supreme Court settles on venue for LCD price fixing litigation

Clay Chandler — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 05:01:05 +0000

JACKSON- The U.S. Supreme Court agreed recently to hear a case originating in Mississippi that could determine where future consumer protection litigation is heard. Attorney General Jim Hood sued in 2011 manufacturers of liquid crystal display screens, accusing them of price-fixing from April 2001 to December 2006. He accused the companies of forcing consumers to [...]

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Court to rule whether state can sue LCD screen maker

Associated Press — Tue, 28 May 2013 14:28:28 +0000

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will consider whether the state of Mississippi can bring a state-level lawsuit in a global LCD screen price-fixing conspiracy. The justices today agreed to hear an appeal from state officials in their lawsuit against AU Optronics Corp. A federal jury last year found the company guilty of price-fixing on its [...]

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Federal appeals panel to weigh LCD price-fixing lawsuit

Associated Press — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:12:34 +0000

NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals panel will decide whether a Mississippi or federal court has jurisdiction over a lawsuit alleging price fixing by manufacturers of liquid crystal display screens. A panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled oral argument in New Orleans for Oct. 5. Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood [...]

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State wins drug-pricing lawsuit against Sandoz

Associated Press — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:51:33 +0000

JACKSON — Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says the state has been awarded $38.2 million in a Medicaid drug-pricing lawsuit. Hood says a judge found that a pharmaceutical company, Sandoz Inc., inflated the average wholesale prices for its generic drugs. In a news release yesterday, Hood says the inflated number caused Mississippi Medicaid to lose [...]

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Furniture makers allege price-fixing scheme

Associated Press — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:24:39 +0000

ABERDEEN — Five North Mississippi furniture manufactures have sued over what they claim was a price-fixing conspiracy involving foam products. The lawsuit was filed March 11 in U.S. District Court in Aberdeen. The plaintiffs are H.M. Richard Inc., Foamco Sales Inc., Prime Designs Inc., Legends Inc. and Houston Foam Fabricators Inc. The lawsuit, which gives [...]

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