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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 

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For the Northern District of California 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

IN RE: CATHODE RAY TUBE (CRT)

ANTITRUST LITIGATION 

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MDL No. 1917 

Case No. C-07-5944-SC 

ORDER RE: PRELIMINARY 

APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION 

SETTLEMENTS WITH THOMSON 

AND TDA DEFENDANTS 

This Order Relates To: 

ALL DIRECT PURCHASER ACTIONS 

 Now before the Court is Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs' ("DPPs") 

motion for preliminary approval of a class action settlement with 

Defendants Thomson SA (now known as Technicolor SA) and Thomson 

Consumer Electronics, Inc. (now known as Technicolor USA, Inc.) 

(collectively, "Thomson"). ECF No. 3562 ("Mot."). The matter was 

initially set for hearing on March 20, 2015, which the Court 

rescheduled for April 3, 2015. The parties subsequently filed a 

stipulation seeking to move the rescheduled hearing, ECF No. 3808, 

but because the Court finds no hearing is necessary at this time, 

the hearing is VACATED and the stipulation is DENIED. See Civ. 

L.R. 7-1(b). Rather than decide the motion at this time, the Court 

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United 

States District 

Court

For the Northern District of California 

ORDERS the parties to meet and confer and file supplemental 

submissions addressing the Court's concerns. 

 The Court has three concerns about the current form of notice 

and notice plan. First, the Court believes the summary notice 

should be published in more than just the Wall Street Journal. The 

parties should meet and confer and agree on another national 

newspaper in which to publish notice and submit a revised proposed 

order to that effect. Second, in light of a previous issue with 

the parties' notice website, 

www.CRTDirectPurchaserAntitrustSettlement.com, the Court requests 

an additional submission (in declaration from the claims 

administrator or in some other convenient form) assuring the Court 

that the "Frequently Asked Questions" and "Dates to Remember" pages 

will be updated promptly to reflect the opt-out deadline and other 

important deadlines related to this settlement. See ECF Nos. 2698; 

2698-1, at ¶ 10 & Ex. 6 (raising questions about whether these 

pages were updated promptly in a previous settlement). Finally, 

for similar reasons, the Court finds that the first page of the 

notice should be edited to include the objection and opt-out 

deadlines and the date, time, and place of the fairness hearing. 

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United 

States District 

Court

For the Northern District of California 

The parties shall meet and confer and submit a revised form of 

notice, proposed order, supplemental declaration, and any other 

necessary documents within fourteen (14) days of the signature date 

of this order. 

 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 Dated: March 26, 2015 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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