In a come-from-behind win for the world’s liquid crystal display (LCD) manufacturers, a judge has dismissed most of a price-fixing lawsuit brought against them by Motorola Mobility Inc., a subsidiary of Google Inc.
In a 20-page decision issued Thursday, U.S. District Judge Joan Gottschall in Chicago blocked Motorola from seeking antitrust damages for 99 percent of the LCD panels originally at issue in its case, knocking out about $3.5 billion in potential liability. The ruling is a win for eight Asian manufacturers that opted not to settle the case, including Samsung Electronics Co. and Sharp Corp.
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