On the day before US companies took off for the long Thanksgiving weekend, Nokia's lawyers wished a number of major electronics manufacturers a very unhappy holiday. The cell phone maker filed suit in a California court, alleging that a price-fixing scheme the companies have already admitted to raised the prices it paid for the LCD screens used in its phones and other handheld devices. The LCD makers could be in for a major payout, as the suit alleges violations of both federal laws and those of over 20 states, and seeks triple damages; a similar suit was filed in the UK on the same day.

The charges cover a decade of misbehavior, a lot of which was uncovered by regulators in Europe, Japan, Korea, and the US. Major manufacturers of LCDs, like Sharp, LG, and Chungwa, apparently reached agreements that allowed them to divide the market for the hardware, keeping manufacturing artificially low, and prices high. Late last year continuing into this one, the US Department of Justice has been settling the cases through fines and, for some executives, actual jail sentences. Most significantly, from Nokia's perspective, the settlements included admissions of guilt.









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