Courts in the Northern District of California, which have been
handling price-fixing class actions in the electronics industry for
more than a decade, are continuing to develop ground rules about
whether defendants in a price-fixing case are entitled to know the
amount for which an opt-out Direct Action Plaintiff (DAP) settles
its cases against other defendants. On May 27, 2016, Judge Jon S.
Tigar overruled objections to a Special Master's Report and
Recommendation compelling two DAPs to disclose settlement amounts
in the Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Antitrust Litigation, No.
3:07-cv-5944 (N.D. Cal.). Judge Tigar compelled both companies to
provide that information to a Special Master so he can determine
whether the information should be provided to other defendants to
facilitate settlements—even though both companies had already
settled all of their claims against all defendants. ECF 4661.
