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

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER VOLUNTARILY DISMISSING 

SEARS AND KMART’S MASSACHUSETTS CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT CLAIM 

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White & Case LLP

701 Thirteenth Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20005

(Stipulating Parties Listed on Signature Pages) 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

(SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION) 

IN RE: CATHODE RAY TUBE (CRT) 

ANTITRUST LITIGATION 

Case No. 07-5944 SC 

MDL No. 1917 

This Document Relates to: 

Sears, Roebuck and Co., et al. v. Chunghwa 

Picture Tubes, Ltd., et al., No. 11-cv-05514 

Sears, Roebuck and Co., et al. v. Technicolor 

SA, et al., No. 13-cv-05262 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER VOLUNTARILY 

DISMISSING SEARS AND 

KMART’S MASSACHUSETTS 

CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT 

CLAIM

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 6-2 and 7-12, the undersigned Defendants and Plaintiffs 

Sears Roebuck and Co. and Kmart Corp. (collectively, the “Stipulating Plaintiffs”), have 

conferred by and through their counsel and, subject to the Court’s approval, HEREBY 

STIPULATE AS FOLLOWS: 

WHEREAS, there is pending in the United States District Court for the Northern 

District of California a multidistrict consolidated proceeding comprised of actions brought on 

behalf of purported purchasers of cathode ray tubes (“CRT”) and CRT products, captioned as

In re: Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 3:07-cv-05944 SC (MDL No. 

1917) (the “MDL Proceedings”); 

WHEREAS, on October 3, 2013, the Stipulating Plaintiffs filed a Second Amended 

Complaint for Damages and Injunctive Relief (“Second Amended Complaint”) in which the 

Stipulating Plaintiffs assert a cause of action under the Massachusetts Consumer Protection 

Act (MDL Dkt. No. 1973, ¶ 256);

WHEREAS, on November 13, 2013, the Stipulating Plaintiffs filed a separate 

Complaint for Damages and Injunctive Relief in which the Stipulating Plaintiffs assert a 

cause of action under the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act (Case No. 13-05262, Dkt. 

No. 1, ¶ 265); 

WHEREAS, on October 3, 2013, Schultze Agency Services, LCC (“Tweeter”) filed a 

First Amended Complaint (“Tweeter’s First Amended Complaint”) in which it asserts a 

cause of action under the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act (MDL Dkt. No. 1980, 

¶¶ 236-253);

WHEREAS, on November 4, 2013, Defendants Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba 

America, Inc., Toshiba America Consumer Products, LLC, Toshiba America Information 

Systems, Inc., and Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. moved to dismiss 

Tweeter’s First Amended Complaint (MDL Dkt. No. 2108) (the “Motion to Dismiss”) in part 

because the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act does not confer indirect purchaser 

standing to entities engaged in trade or commerce; 

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WHEREAS, on November 4, 2013, Koninklijke Philips N.V., and Philips Electronics 

North America Corporation joined the Motion to Dismiss (MDL Dkt. No. 2187); 

WHEREAS, on March 13, 2014, the Court entered an order granting in part and 

denying in part the Motion to Dismiss (MDL Dkt. No. 2436) (the “Motion to Dismiss 

Order”);

WHEREAS, the Court’s Motion to Dismiss Order dismissed with prejudice 

Tweeter’s Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act claim against Toshiba Corporation, 

Toshiba America, Inc., Toshiba America Consumer Products, LLC, Toshiba America 

Information Systems, Inc., Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., Koninklijke 

Philips N.V., and Philips Electronics North America Corporation; 

WHEREAS, the undersigned Defendants seek to dismiss the Stipulating Plaintiffs’ 

Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act Claim relying upon the same Massachusetts law 

arguments that were presented in the Motion to Dismiss; and 

WHEREAS, the Stipulating Plaintiffs and the undersigned Defendants seek to resolve 

the Defendants’ Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act arguments in a manner that 

conserves the resources of the Court while at the same time preserving any and all appeal 

rights of both the Stipulating Plaintiffs and the undersigned Defendants; 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED between 

counsel for the Stipulating Plaintiffs and counsel for the undersigned Defendants in the 

above-captioned actions, as follows: 

1. The Stipulating Plaintiffs’ Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act claim is 

voluntarily dismissed with prejudice; 

2. By virtue of this Stipulation, the Stipulating Plaintiffs and the undersigned 

Defendants do not waive any of their appeal rights to the state law issues 

addressed in this Stipulation. 

3. This Stipulation has no bearing on, and is without prejudice to, all other 

claims asserted by the Stipulating Plaintiffs. 

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White & Case LLP

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Washington, DC 20005

Dated: November 6, 2014 Respectfully submitted, 

By: /s/ Lucius B. Lau 

CHRISTOPHER M. CURRAN (pro hac vice)

ccurran@whitecase.com 

LUCIUS B. LAU (pro hac vice)

alau@whitecase.com 

DANA E. FOSTER (pro hac vice)

defoster@whitecase.com

WHITE & CASE LLP 

701 Thirteenth Street, N.W. 

Washington, DC 20005 

Telephone: (202) 626-3600 

Facsimile: (202) 639-9355 

Attorneys for Defendants Toshiba Corporation, 

Toshiba America, Inc., Toshiba America 

Information Systems, Inc., Toshiba America 

Consumer Products, L.L.C., and Toshiba America 

Electronic Components, Inc. 

KENNY NACHWALTER, P.A. 

By: /s/ Samuel J. Randall 

Richard Alan Arnold, Esquire (pro hac vice)

William J. Blechman, Esquire (pro hac vice)

Kevin J. Murray (pro hac vice)

KENNY NACHWALTER, P.A. 

201 S. Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 1100 

Miami, Florida 33131 

Tel: (305) 373-1000 

Fax: (305) 372-1861 

Email: rarnold@knpa.com

 wblechman@knpa.com 

 kmurray@knpa.com 

Counsel for Plaintiffs Sears Roebuck and Co. and

Kmart Corp.

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WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 

By: /s/ Jeffrey L. Kessler 

JEFFREY L. KESSLER (pro hac vice)

JKessler@winston.com 

A. PAUL VICTOR (pro hac vice)

PVictor@winston.com

ALDO A. BADINI (SBN 257086) 

ABadini@winston.com 

EVA W. COLE (pro hac vice)

EWCole@winston.com 

MOLLY M. DONOVAN 

MMDonovan@winston.com

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 

200 Park Avenue 

New York, NY 10166 

Telephone: (212) 294-6700 

Facsimile: (212) 294-4700 

STEVEN A. REISS (pro hac vice)

steven.reiss@weil.com 

DAVID L. YOHAI (pro hac vice)

david.yohai@weil.com

ADAM C. HEMLOCK (pro hac vice)

adam.hemlock@weil.com 

WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP 

767 Fifth Avenue 

New York, New York 10153-0119 

Telephone: (212) 310-8000 

Facsimile: (212) 310-8007 

Attorneys for Defendants Panasonic Corporation 

(f/k/a Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.), 

Panasonic Corporation of North America, MT 

Picture Display Co., Ltd. 

 KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

By: /s/ Eliot A. Adelson 

ELIOT A. ADELSON (SBN 205284) 

JAMES MAXWELL COOPER (SBN 284054) 

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 

555 California Street, 27th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94104 

Tel: (415) 439-1400 

Facsimile: (415) 439-1500 

E-mail: eadelson@kirkland.com 

E-mail: max.cooper@kirkland.com

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JAMES H. MUTCHNIK, P.C. (pro hac vice)

KATE WHEATON (pro hac vice)

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 

300 North LaSalle 

Chicago, Illinois 60654 

Tel: (312) 862-2000 

Facsimile: (312) 862-2200 

Attorneys for Defendants Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi 

Displays, Ltd. (n/k/a Japan Display East, Inc.), 

Hitachi Asia, Ltd., Hitachi America, Ltd., and 

Hitachi Electronic Devices (USA), Inc. 

MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP 

By: /s/ Hojoon Hwang 

HOJOON HWANG (SBN 184950) 

Hojoon.Hwang@mto.com 

MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP 

560 Mission Street, Twenty-Seventh Floor 

San Francisco, California 94105-2907 

Telephone: (415) 512-4000 

Facsimile: (415) 512-4077 

WILLIAM D. TEMKO (SBN 098858) 

William.Temko@mto.com 

JONATHAN E. ALTMAN (SBN 170607) 

Jonathan.Altman@mto.com 

BETHANY W. KRISTOVICH (SBN 241891) 

Bethany.Kristovich@mto.com 

MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP 

355 South Grand Avenue, Thirty-Fifth Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90071-1560 

Telephone: (213) 683-9100 

Facsimile: (213) 687-3702 

Attorneys for Defendants LG Electronics, Inc.; LG, 

LG Electronics USA, Inc.; and LG Electronics 

Taiwan Taipei Co., Ltd. 

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SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON

By: /s/ Gary L. Halling 

GARY L. HALLING (SBN 66087) 

ghalling@sheppardmullin.com 

JAMES L. MCGINNIS (SBN 95788) 

jmcginnis@sheppardmullin.com 

MICHAEL W. SCARBOROUGH (SBN 203524) 

mscarborough@sheppardmullin.com 

SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON 

Four Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Telephone: (415) 434-9100 

Facsimile: (415) 434-3947 

Attorneys for Defendants Samsung SDI America, 

Inc.; Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.; Samsung SDI 

(Malaysia) SDN. BHD.; Samsung SDI Mexico S.A. 

DE C.V.; Samsung SDI Brasil Ltda.; Shenzen 

Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. and Tianjin Samsung SDI 

Co., Ltd. 

BAKER BOTTS LLP 

By: /s/ Jon V. Swenson 

JON V. SWENSON (SBN 233054) 

jon.swenson@bakerbotts.com

BAKER BOTTS LLP 

1001 Page Mill Road 

Building One, Suite 200 

Palo Alto, CA 94304 

Telephone: (650) 739-7500 

Facsimile: (650) 739-7699 

E-mail: jon.swenson@bakerbotts.com 

JOHN M. TALADAY (pro hac vice)

john.taladay@bakerbotts.com

JOSEPH OSTOYICH (pro hac vice)

joseph.ostoyich@bakerbotts.com 

BAKER BOTTS LLP 

1299 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. 

Washington, DC 20004-2400 

Telephone: (202) 639-7700 

Facsimile: (202) 639-7890 

Attorneys for Defendants Koninklijke Philips 

Electronics N.V. and Philips Electronics North 

America Corporation

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 GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 

By: /s/ Rachel S. Brass 

RACHEL S. BRASS (SBN 219301) 

rbrass@gibsondunn.com

JOEL S. SANDERS (SBN 107234) 

jsanders@gibsondunn.com

Austin V. Schwing (SBN 211696) 

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 

555 Mission Street, Suite 3000 

San Francisco, California 94105 

Tel: (415) 393-8200 

Fax: (415) 393-8306 

Attorneys for Defendant Chunghwa Picture Tubes, 

Ltd. and Chunghwa Picture Tubes (Malaysia) 

FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS 

DERINGER US LLP 

By: /s/ Richard Snyder 

TERRY CALVANI (SBN 53260) 

Email: terry.calvani@freshfields.com 

CHRISTINE LACIAK(pro hac vice)

Email: christine.laciak@freshfields.com 

RICHARD SNYDER (pro hac vice)

Email: richard.snyder@freshfields.com 

FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER US 

LLP 

701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 600 

Washington, DC 20004 

Telephone: (202) 777-4565 

Facsimile: (202) 777-4555 

Attorneys for Beijing-Matsushita Color CRT 

Company, Ltd. 

CURTIS, MALLET-PREVOST, COLT 

& MOSLE LLP 

By: /s/ Jeffrey I. Zuckerman 

Jeffrey I. Zuckerman (Pro Hac Vice) 

Ellen Tobin (Pro Hac Vice) 

101 Park Avenue 

New York, New York 10178 

Telephone: +1 212 696 6000 

Facsimile: +1 212 697 1559 

Email: jzuckerman@curtis.com 

etobin@curtis.com

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DILLINGHAM & MURPHY, LLP 

By: /s/ Arthur Gaus 

Arthur Gaus SBN: 289560 

601 California Street, Suite 1900 

San Francisco, California 94108 

Telephone: + 1 415 397 2700 

Facsimile: +1 415 397 3300 

Email: asg@dillinghammurphy.com 

Attorneys for Defendant Technologies Displays 

Americas, LLC

JENNER & BLOCK LLP

By: /s/ Terrence J. Truax 

JENNER & BLOCK LLP 

Terrence J. Truax (pro hac vice) 

Michael T. Brody (pro hac vice) 

353 North Clark Street 

Chicago, Illinois 60654-3456 

Telephone: (312) 222-9350 

Facsimile: (312) 527-0484 

ttruax@jenner.com

mbrody@jenner.com

Brent Caslin (Cal. Bar. No. 198682) 

JENNER & BLOCK LLP 

633 West Fifth Street, Suite 3600 

Los Angeles, California 90071 

Telephone: (213) 239-5100 

Facsimile: (213) 239-5199 

bcaslin@jenner.com

Attorneys for Defendants Mitsubishi Electric 

Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc. and, 

Mitsubishi Electric Visual Solutions America, Inc. 

By: /s/ Kathy L. Osborn 

Kathy L. Osborn (pro hac vice)

Ryan M. Hurley (pro hac vice)

Faegre Baker Daniels LLP 

300 N. Meridian Street, Suite 2700 

Indianapolis, IN 46204 

Telephone: +1-317-237-0300 

Facsimile: +1-317-237-1000 

kathy.osborn@FaegreBD.com

ryan.hurley@FaegreBD.com

Attorneys for Defendants Thomson SA and Thomson 

Consumer Electronics, Inc.

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 

Hon. Samuel Conti 

United States District Judge 

11/20/2014

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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Judge Samuel Conti

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