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

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[PROPOSED] ORDER RE: DISTRIBUTION FROM ESCROW FUNDS FOR CLAIMS ADMINISTRATION 

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Craig C. Corbitt (83251) 

Judith A. Zahid (215418) 

Qianwei Fu (242669) 

Heather T. Rankie (268002) 

ZELLE LLP 

44 Montgomery Street, Suite 3400 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 693-0700 

Facsimile: (415) 693-0770 

ccorbitt@zelle.com 

Joseph M. Alioto (42680) 

Theresa D. Moore (99978) 

ALIOTO LAW FIRM 

One Sansome Street, 35th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 434-8900 

Facsimile: (415) 434-9200 

jmalioto@aliotolaw.com 

Co-Lead Class Counsel for Indirect-Purchaser Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

IN RE TFT-LCD (FLAT PANEL) 

ANTITRUST LITIGATION 

This Document Relates to: 

All Indirect-Purchaser Actions; 

State of Missouri, et al. v. AU Optronics 

Corporation, et al., Case No. 10-cv-3619; 

State of Florida v. AU Optronics Corporation, 

et al., Case No. 10-cv-3517; and 

State of New York v. AU Optronics 

Corporation, et al., Case No. 11-cv-0711. 

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Case No. 3:07-MD-1827 SI 

MDL No. 1827 

[PROPOSED] ORDER RE: 

DISTRIBUTION FROM ESCROW 

FUNDS FOR CLAIMS 

ADMINISTRATION 

The Honorable Susan Illston 

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 WHEREAS, on July 11, 2012, the Court granted final approval to settlements between 

the Indirect-Purchaser Plaintiffs (“IPPs”) and the States of Arkansas, California, Florida, 

Michigan, Missouri, New York, West Virginia, and Wisconsin (“Settling States”) on the one 

hand, and defendants Chimei, Chunghwa, Epson, HannStar, Hitachi, Samsung and Sharp, as 

identified in the respective Settlement Agreements, and inclusive of related entities also 

identified in the respective Settlement Agreements (collectively, “Group-I Settling Defendants”), 

on the other hand; and 

 WHEREAS, on April 3, 2013, the Court granted final approval to the settlements 

between IPPs and the Settling States, and defendants AUO, LG and Toshiba, as identified in the 

respective Settlement Agreements (collectively, “Group-II Settling Defendants” and with the 

Group-I Settling Defendants referred to hereafter as “All Settling Defendants”), on the other 

hand; and 

 WHEREAS, the Settlement Agreements with All Settling Defendants provide that the 

costs of administration of the claims process shall be paid from the Settlement Fund of each 

Settling Defendant, pro rata, based on each Settling Defendant’s Settlement Amount; and 

 WHEREAS, the cost of claims administration invoiced by Rust Consulting is $74,625.41 

(see Exhibit 1 attached hereto); and 

 WHEREAS, pursuant to the Settlement Agreements the following amounts may be 

deducted from each Settling Defendant’s Settlement Fund to pay such costs of claims 

administration: 

Chimei $7,605.15 

Chunghwa $365.87 

Epson $196.55 

HannStar $1,768.99 

Hitachi $2,688.12 

Samsung $16,551.92 

Sharp $7,965.61 

AUO $11,138.06 

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LG $24,896.85 

Toshiba $1,448.29 

TOTAL $74,625.41 

WHEREAS, Well Fargo Bank, N.A. has informed the parties that it requires an order 

from the Court before it will distribute payment for these additional costs; 

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. shall wire 

$74,625.41 to the following account: 

Bank of Texas 

ABA/Routing # 111014325 

Account # 8093434387 

Account Name: Rust Consulting 

Reference # 128325 

Federal Tax ID # 41-1813634 

Bank Contact: Mayra Landeros, (214) 987-8817 

The balance of funds in the demand-deposit account, if any, shall be retained for 

additional costs as they are incurred. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: , 2016 Hon. Susan Illston 

 United States District Judge 

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EXHIBIT 1 

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Invoice

625 MARQUETTE AVENUE, SUITE 880 DATE: 02/23/16

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402 INVOICE #: 16-267

P 612.359.2000 I F 612.359.2050 MATTER #: 829200

WWW.RUSTCONSULTING.COM

FEDERAL ID #: 41-1813634

TO: Qianwei Fu

Attorney at Law

Zelle LLP 

44 Montgomery Street, Suite 3400

San Franciso, CA 94104

QFu@zelle.com

Project Management 7,687.84

Technical Consulting 2,410.00

Initial Notice 61.60

Correspondence/Admin Mail 32.34

Claims Validation & Audits 16.66

Call Center Support 362.60

Fund Distribution 1,545.38

Payment Calculations 2,155.84

Check Reissues 968.50

Bank Account Mgmt/Tax Reporting 573.81

SUBTOTAL 15,814.57

Expenses and Other Charges:

Call Center/Telecommunications $ 1,353.64

Shredding/Storage 2,512.70

Bank Fees/Other 460.00

Photocopies/Faxing/Printing 62.30

Address Traces /Undeliverables 25.20

Website Hosting 325.00

SUBTOTAL 4,738.84

TOTAL INVOICE $ 20,553.41

WIRE INFORMATION PAYMENT TERMS: NET DUE UPON RECEIPT

ACCOUNT #: 8093434387

ABA/ROUTING # WIRE or ACH: 111014325

BANK: BANK OF TEXAS, DALLAS, TX 75225

BANK CONTACT: MAYRA LANDEROS 214.987.8817

REFERENCE: INVOICE NUMBER

PAYMENT MAILING ADDRESS:

P O BOX 142589

DRAWER #9051

Irving, TX 75014-2589

LCD Indirect 

January 2016 Claims Administration Services 

 PROJECT 

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DATE: 02/23/16

INVOICE #: 16-267

MATTER #: 829200

Current Invoice Per January 2016 Claims Administration Services 

Total Current Invoice $ 20,553.41

OUTSTANDING INVOICES:

Date Invoice # Amount Payments Balance

11/12/15 15-6173 14,603.65 14,603.65

1/4/16 15-6617 21,193.00 21,193.00

1/18/16 15-6730 18,275.35 18,275.35

PREVIOUS BALANCE DUE $ 54,072.00

Total Amount Due $ 74,625.41

WIRE INFORMATION PAYMENT TERMS: NET DUE UPON RECEIPT

ACCOUNT #: 8093434387

ABA/ROUTING # WIRE or ACH: 111014325

BANK: BANK OF TEXAS, DALLAS, TX 75225

BANK CONTACT: MAYRA LANDEROS 214.987.8817

REFERENCE: INVOICE NUMBER

PAYMENT MAILING ADDRESS:

P O BOX 142589

DRAWER #9051

Irving, TX 75014-2589

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT

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