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Nature of Suit Code: 410
Nature of Suit: Antitrust
Cause of Action: 15:1 Antitrust Litigation

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE: TFT-LCD (FLAT PANEL) ANTITRUST

LITIGATION

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This Order Relates to:

ALL CASES

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No. M 07-1827 SI

MDL. No. 1827

ORDER CLARIFYING ORDER

CERTIFYING DIRECT PURCHASER

CLASSES RE: GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE

AND CLASS REPRESENTATIVES

Defendants have filed a motion for leave to file a motion for reconsideration of the order

certifying direct purchaser classes. Defendants assert that the order must be clarified in two respects.

First, defendants assert that each of the class definitions should be modified by inserting the words “in

the United States” after the words “a TFT-LCD panel.” The Court finds it appropriate to insert this

language, as it was the intent of the order to certify a class of persons or entities that made direct

purchases in the United States.

Second, defendants state that the order should explicitly state which plaintiffs represent the panel

class and which plaintiffs represent the product class. The Court agrees with defendants that only those

named plaintiffs that purchased panels may represent the panel class, and that only those named

plaintiffs that purchased televisions, monitors or laptops may represent the product class. The Court

hereby modifies the class certification order to state that Texas Digital Systems, Inc. represents the panel

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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 If plaintiffs assert that Univisions-Crimson Holding, Inc. is an adequate class representative

for the panel class, plaintiffs may file a motion to amend the class certification order to add UCH has

a representative for that class.

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class, and the other named plaintiffs represent the product class. (Docket No. 1832).1

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 16, 2010 

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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