State of Florida, Office of the Attorney General, Department of Legal Affairs v. AU Optronics Corporation et al

Filing 230

ORDER granting Stipulation Filed in MDL Master Case by Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs' and State Attorneys General's Joint Report of Settlement Fund Distribution and Request for an Order Authorizing Distribution of Residual Amounts, MDL D.E. 9498. Signed by Judge Susan Illston on 1/4/16. (tfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/4/2016)

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Craig C. Corbitt (83251)
Judith A. Zahid (215418)
Qianwei Fu (242669)
Heather T. Rankie (268002)
ZELLE HOFMANN
VOELBEL & MASON
LLP
44 Montgomery Street,
Suite 3400
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

Francis O. Scarpulla (41059)
LAW OFFICES OF FRANCIS
O. SCARPULLA
456 Montgomery Street,
17th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

Joseph M. Alioto (42680)
Theresa D. Moore (99978)
ALIOTO LAW FIRM
225 Bush Street, 16th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Co-Lead Class Counsel for Indirect-Purchaser Plaintiffs
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
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IN RE TFT-LCD (FLAT PANEL)
ANTITRUST LITIGATION

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This Document Relates to:
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Indirect-Purchaser Class Action;
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State of Missouri, et al. v. AU Optronics
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Corporation, et al., Case No. 10-cv-3619;
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State of Florida v. AU Optronics Corporation, )
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et al., Case No. 10-cv-3517; and
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State of New York v. AU Optronics
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Corporation, et al., Case No. 11-cv-0711.
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Case No. 3:07-MD-1827 SI
MDL No. 1827
[PROPOSED] ORDER AUTHORIZING
DISTRIBUTION OF RESIDUAL
SETTLEMENT FUNDS
The Honorable Susan Illston

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[PROPOSED] ORDER AUTHORIZING DISTRIBUTION OF RESIDUAL SETTLEMENT FUNDS

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The Court, having reviewed the joint status report and recommendation submitted by

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Class Counsel for the Indirect-Purchaser Plaintiffs and the Attorneys General of the States of

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Arkansas, California, Florida, Michigan, Missouri, New York, West Virginia, and Wisconsin

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(“Settling States”), and good cause appearing, hereby ORDERS:

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1.

Rust shall make a total additional distribution of $2,125,026.74 to timely-filed but

underpaid or unpaid claims as specified in paragraph 9 of Rust’s declaration;
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Rust shall distribute payments to the 119 claims with claims that were filed

between June 7, 2014 and October 6, 2014 at the pro rata amount of $4.57 per panel equivalent.
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Rust shall promptly distribute the remaining shares of the uncashed payments to

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eligible claimants and void all uncashed payments 30 (thirty) days after final reissuance of

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payments are mailed.

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4.

The following amounts may be deducted from each settling defendant’s

Settlement Fund to pay Rust’s costs of claims administration:

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Chimei

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Chunghwa

$2,483.93

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Epson

$1,334.41

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HannStar

$12,009.70

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Hitachi

$18,249.70

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Samsung

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Sharp

$54,078.78

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AUO

$75,616.65

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LG

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Toshiba

$9,832.51

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TOTAL

$506,634.18

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$51,631.57

$112,371.48

$169,025.45

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. shall wire $506,634.18 to the following account:

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Bank of Texas

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ABA/Routing # 111014325

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Account # 8093434387
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[PROPOSED] ORDER AUTHORIZING DISTRIBUTION OF RESIDUAL SETTLEMENT FUNDS

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Account Name: Rust Consulting

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Reference # 128325

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Federal Tax ID # 41-1813634

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Bank Contact: Mayra Landeros, [phone]

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The balance of funds in the demand-deposit account, if any, shall be retained for
additional costs as they are incurred.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

1/4/16

, 2015
Hon. Susan Illston
United States District Judge

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[PROPOSED] ORDER AUTHORIZING DISTRIBUTION OF RESIDUAL SETTLEMENT FUNDS