Sharp settles LCD price fixing dispute with Dell and others for $200 million

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/07/dellheadquarters-07-09-12-01.jpg In an LCD panel price fixing tiff that’s been raging on for what seems like time incarnate, Sharp has settled with Dell and two unnamed companies for $198.5 million to make it go away. Japanese panel makers like LG, Samsung and Toshiba are also defendants in the legal dragnet, and numerous fines and settlements totaling more than a billion dollars have already been paid out to the likes of AT&T and the US Department of Justice. This decision comes hot on the heels of an $87 million setback](http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/03/toshiba-hit-for-87-million-in-lcd-price-fixing-verdict/) in court for Toshiba – a ruling that may have taken the edge off of Sharp’s defense.
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