Three big LCD makers to pay $585 million for price fixing

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By Paul Boutin Nov 12, 2008 3:40 PM

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Three big LCD makers to pay $585 million for price fixing

LG, Sharp and Chunghwa have agreed to plead guilty. The crime: Coordinating higher prices on flat-screen LCD displays sold to Apple, Dell, Motorola and others. The Department of Justice's antitrust division claims the three companies held meetings and traded messages in order to agree on higher prices for the displays. The DOJ's press release has full details. (Illustration by Plasma.com)

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