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reviewing de novo a special master's recommendation on a motion for a protective order
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For Crago, Inc., on behalf of itself and others similarly situated dba Dash Computers, Inc. a Kansas City corporation, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Bruce Lee Simon, LEAD ATTORNEY, Pearson Simon & Warshaw, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Guido Saveri, LEAD ATTORNEY, Saveri & Saveri, Inc., San Francisco, CA; Ashlei Melissa Vargas, Pearson, Simon & Warshaw LLP, San Francisco, CA; Christopher Wilson, Polsinelli Shughart PC, Kansas City, MO; Clifford H. Pearson, Pearson, Simon & Warshaw LLP, Sherman Oaks, CA; Daniel D. Owen, Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C., Kansas City, MO; Daniel L. Warshaw, Pearson, Simon & Warshaw, LLP, Sherman Oaks, CA; Esther L Klisura, Sher Leff LLP, San Francisco, CA; Jonathan Mark Watkins, Pearson Simon Warshaw & Penny LLP, San Francisco, CA; Patrick John Brady, Polsinelli PC, Kansas City, MO; Aaron M. Sheanin, Pearson, Simon & Warshaw, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Jeffrey Figone, a California resident, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Brian Joseph Barry, Law Offices of Brian Barry, Los Angeles, CA; Joseph Mario Patane, Law Office of Joseph M. Patane, San Francisco, CA; Lauren Clare Capurro, Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Mario N. Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Veronica Besmer, Besmer Law Firm, Los Angeles, CA.
For Chad Klebs, a Minnesota resident, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Craig C. Corbitt, LEAD ATTORNEY, Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP, San Francisco, CA; Christopher Thomas Micheletti, Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP, San Francisco, CA; Francis Onofrei Scarpulla, Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP, San Francisco, CA; Jennie Lee Anderson, Andrus Anderson LLP, San Francisco, CA; Judith A. Zahid, Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Lori Erin Andrus, Andrus Anderson LLP, San Francisco, CA; Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Patrick Bradford Clayton, Zelle Hofmann Voelbel Mason LLP, San Francisco, CA; Qianwei Fu, Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP, San Francisco, CA; Richard Michael Hagstrom, Zelle Hofmann Voelbel Mason & Gette LLP, Minneapolis, MN; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Princeton Display Technologies, Inc., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, a New Jersey corporation, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Bryan L. Clobes, LEAD ATTORNEY, Cafferty Clobes Meriwether & Sprengel LLP, Philadelphia, PA; Lee Albert, LEAD ATTORNEY, Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP, New York, NY; James E. Cecchi, Carella Byrne Bain Gilfillan Cecchi Stewart & Olstein PC, Roseland, NJ; Lindsey H. Taylor, Carella Byrne Bain Gilfillan Cecchi Stewart & Olstein PC, Roseland, NJ; Marisa C. Livesay, San Diego, CA; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; Betsy Carol Manifold, Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz; Francis M. Gregorek, Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC; Rachele R. Rickert, Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP.
For Carmen Gonzalez, a California resident, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): James McManis, McManis Faulkner, San Jose, CA; Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Marwa Elzankaly, McManis, Faulkner, San Jose, CA; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Samuel J. Nasto, a Nevada resident, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Joel Flom, Jeffries Olson & Flom PA, Fargo, ND; Joseph Mario Patane, Law Office of Joseph M. Patane, San Francisco, CA; Kenneth Leo Valinoti, Valinoti & Dito LLP, San Francisco, CA; Lauren Clare Capurro, Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Lawrence Genaro Papale, Law Offices of Lawrence G. Papale, St. Helena, CA; M. Eric Frankovitch, Frankovitch Anetakis Colantonio & Simon, Weirton, WV; Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michael G. Simon, Frankovitch Anetakis Colantonio & Simon - Weirton, Weirton, WV; Robert B. Gerard, Gerard Selden & Osuch, San Diego, CA; Seymour J. Mansfield, Foley & Mansfield, PLLP, Minneapolis, MN; Sherman Kassof, Law Offices of Sherman Kassof, Lafayette, CA; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Craig Stephenson, a New Mexico resident, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Joel Flom, Jeffries Olson & Flom PA, Fargo, ND; Joseph Mario Patane, Law Office of Joseph M. Patane, San Francisco, CA; Kenneth Leo Valinoti, Valinoti & Dito LLP, San Francisco, CA; Lauren Clare Capurro, Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Lawrence Genaro Papale, Law Offices of Lawrence G. Papale, St. Helena, CA; M. Eric Frankovitch, Frankovitch Anetakis Colantonio & Simon, Weirton, WV; Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michael G. Simon, Frankovitch Anetakis Colantonio & Simon - Weirton, Weirton, WV; Robert B. Gerard, Gerard Selden & Osuch, San Diego, CA; Seymour J. Mansfield, Foley & Mansfield, PLLP, Minneapolis, MN; Sherman Kassof, Law Offices of Sherman Kassof, Lafayette, CA; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For David G. Norby, a Minnesota resident, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Joel Flom, Jeffries Olson & Flom PA, Fargo, ND; Joseph Mario Patane, Law Office of Joseph M. Patane, San Francisco, CA; Kenneth Leo Valinoti, Valinoti & Dito LLP, San Francisco, CA; Lauren Clare Capurro, Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Lawrence Genaro Papale, Law Offices of Lawrence G. Papale, St. Helena, CA; M. Eric Frankovitch, Frankovitch Anetakis Colantonio & Simon, Weirton, WV; Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michael G. Simon, Frankovitch Anetakis Colantonio & Simon - Weirton, Weirton, WV; Robert B. Gerard, Gerard Selden & Osuch, San Diego, CA; Seymour J. Mansfield, Foley & Mansfield, PLLP, Minneapolis, MN; Sherman Kassof, Law Offices of Sherman Kassof, Lafayette, CA; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For John Larch, a West Virginia resident, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Joel Flom, Jeffries Olson & Flom PA, Fargo, ND; Joseph Mario Patane, Law Office of Joseph M. Patane, San Francisco, CA; Kenneth Leo Valinoti, Valinoti & Dito LLP, San Francisco, CA; Lauren Clare Capurro, Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Lawrence Genaro Papale, Law Offices of Lawrence G. Papale, St. Helena, CA; M. Eric Frankovitch, Frankovitch Anetakis Colantonio & Simon, Weirton, WV; Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michael G. Simon, Frankovitch Anetakis Colantonio & Simon - Weirton, Weirton, WV; Robert B. Gerard, Gerard Selden & Osuch, San Diego, CA; Seymour J. Mansfield, Foley & Mansfield, PLLP, Minneapolis, MN; Sherman Kassof, Law Offices of Sherman Kassof, Lafayette, CA; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Gary Hanson, a North Dakota resident, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Joel Flom, Jeffries Olson & Flom PA, Fargo, ND; Joseph Mario Patane, Law Office of Joseph M. Patane, San Francisco, CA; Kenneth Leo Valinoti, Valinoti & Dito LLP, San Francisco, CA; Lauren Clare Capurro, Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Lawrence Genaro Papale, Law Offices of Lawrence G. Papale, St. Helena, CA; M. Eric Frankovitch, Frankovitch Anetakis Colantonio & Simon, Weirton, WV; Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michael G. Simon, Frankovitch Anetakis Colantonio & Simon - Weirton, Weirton, WV; Robert B. Gerard, Gerard Selden & Osuch, San Diego, CA; Seymour J. Mansfield, Foley & Mansfield, PLLP, Minneapolis, MN; Sherman Kassof, Law Offices of Sherman Kassof, Lafayette, CA; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Margaret Slagle, a Vermont resident, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Daniel R. Karon, LEAD ATTORNEY, Goldman Scarlato and Karon, PC, Cleveland, OH; Joseph M. Alioto, Sr., LEAD ATTORNEY, Alioto Law Firm, San Francisco, CA; Angelina Alioto-Grace, Alioto Law Firm, San Francisco, Ca; Joseph Michelangelo Alioto, Jr, Alioto Law Firm, San Francisco, CA; Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Mary Gilmore Kirkpatrick, Kirkpatrick & Goldborough PLLC, South Burlington, VT; Theresa Driscoll Moore, Alioto Law Firm, San Francisco, CA; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Barry Kushner, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Joseph M. Alioto, Sr., LEAD ATTORNEY, Alioto Law Firm, San Francisco, CA; Angelina Alioto-Grace, Alioto Law Firm, San Francisco, Ca; Daniel R. Karon, LEAD ATTORNEY, Goldman Scarlato and Karon, PC, Cleveland, OH; Daniel Joseph Mulligan, St. James Recovery Services, P.C., San Francisco, CA; Derek G. Howard, Minami Tamaki LLP, San Francisco, CA; Jeffrey D. Bores, Chestnut & Cambronne, Mpls, MN; Joseph Michelangelo Alioto, Jr, Alioto Law Firm, San Francisco, CA; Karl L. Cambronne, Chestnut & Cambronne, Minneapolis, MN; Theresa Driscoll Moore, Alioto Law Firm, San Francisco, CA.
For Brian A. Luscher, a Arizona resident, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Angelina Alioto-Grace, Alioto Law Firm, San Francisco, Ca; Joseph Michelangelo Alioto, Jr, Alioto Law Firm, San Francisco, CA; Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Robert James Pohlman, Ryley Carlock & Applewhite PC, Phoenix, AZ; Theresa Driscoll Moore, Alioto Law Firm, San Francisco, CA; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Steven Ganz, a California resident, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): John Dmitry Bogdanov, Cooper & Kirkham, P.C., San Francisco, CA; Josef Deen Cooper, Cooper & Kirkham, P.C., San Francisco, CA; Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC; Tracy R. Kirkman, Cooper & Kirkham PC.
For Dana Ross, a California resident, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Kathleen Styles Rogers, LEAD ATTORNEY, The Kralowec Law Group, San Francisco, CA; Susan Gilah Kupfer, LEAD ATTORNEY, Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP, San Francisco, CA; Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Brigid Terry, a Wisconsin resident, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Jean B. Roth, LEAD ATTORNEY, Mansfield Tanick & Cohen, Minneapolis, MN; Joseph Mario Patane, LEAD ATTORNEY, Law Office of Joseph M. Patane, San Francisco, CA; Kenneth Leo Valinoti, LEAD ATTORNEY, Valinoti & Dito LLP, San Francisco, CA; Lauren Clare Capurro, LEAD ATTORNEY, Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Lawrence Genaro Papale, LEAD ATTORNEY, Law Offices of Lawrence G. Papale, St. Helena, CA; Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Robert J. Bonsignore, LEAD ATTORNEY, Bonsignore & Brewer, Belmont, NH; Seymour J. Mansfield, LEAD ATTORNEY, Foley & Mansfield, PLLP, Minneapolis, MN; Sherman Kassof, LEAD ATTORNEY, Law Offices of Sherman Kassof, Lafayette, CA; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Southern Office Supply, Inc, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Gilmur Roderick Murray, LEAD ATTORNEY, Murray & Howard, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Daniel R. Karon, Goldman Scarlato & Karon, Cleveland, OH; Donna F Solen, Whitfield Bryson & Mason LLP, Washington, DC; Drew A. Carson, Miller Goler Faeges, Cleveland, OH; Issac L. Diel, Sharp McQueen, Overland Park, KS; Krishna B. Narine, Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP, Bala Cynwyd, PA; Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Steven J. Miller, Miller Goler Faeges, Cleveland, OH; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Meijer, Inc., On behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Gregory K Arenson, LEAD ATTORNEY, Kaplan Fox and Kilsheimer LLP, New York, NY; Robert N. Kaplan, LEAD ATTORNEY, Kaplan Kilsheimer & Fox LLP, New York, NY; David Paul Germaine, PRO HAC VICE, Chicago, IL; Gary Laurence Specks, Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP, Highland Park, IL; Joseph Michael Vanek, PRO HAC VICE, Vanek Vickers & Masini PC, Chicago, IL; Linda P. Nussbaum, PRO HAC VICE, Nussbaum LLP, Scarsdale, NY; Linda Phyllis Nussbaum, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., New York, NY; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Meijer Distribution, Inc., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Gregory K Arenson, LEAD ATTORNEY, Kaplan Fox and Kilsheimer LLP, New York, NY; Robert N. Kaplan, LEAD ATTORNEY, Kaplan Kilsheimer & Fox LLP, New York, NY; David Paul Germaine, PRO HAC VICE, Chicago, IL; Gary Laurence Specks, Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP, Highland Park, IL; Joseph Michael Vanek, PRO HAC VICE, Vanek Vickers & Masini PC, Chicago, IL; Linda P. Nussbaum, PRO HAC VICE, Nussbaum LLP, Scarsdale, NY; Linda Phyllis Nussbaum, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., New York, NY; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Arch Electronics, Inc, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Anthony J. Bolognese, LEAD ATTORNEY, Bolognese & Associates LLC, Philadelphia, PA; Gregory K Arenson, LEAD ATTORNEY, Kaplan Fox and Kilsheimer LLP, New York, NY; Linda P. Nussbaum, LEAD ATTORNEY, PRO HAC VICE, Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer, LLP, New York, NY; Robert N. Kaplan, LEAD ATTORNEY, Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer, LLP, New York, NY; Joshua H. Grabar, Bolognese & Associates, LLC, Philadelphia, PA; Kevin Bruce Love, PRO HAC VICE, Hanzman Criden & Love, P.A., South Miami, FL; Linda Phyllis Nussbaum, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., New York, NY; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Studio Spectrum, Inc., is a California business, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Steven F. Benz, LEAD ATTORNEY, Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Washington, DC; David Nathan-Allen Sims, Saveri & Saveri, Inc., San Francisco, CA; Guido Saveri, LEAD ATTORNEY, Saveri & Saveri, Inc., San Francisco, CA; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Kory Pentland, a Michigan resident, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Elizabeth Anne McKenna, LEAD ATTORNEY, Milberg LLP, NY, NY; Jeff S. Westerman, LEAD ATTORNEY, Westerman Law Corp, Los Angeles, CA; Paul F Novak, LEAD ATTORNEY, PRO HAC VICE, Milberg LLP, Detroit, MI; Andrew J. Morganti, Milberg LLP, New York, NY; Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Peter G.A. Safirstein, Morgan & Morgan, New York, NY; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum.
For Radio & TV Equipment, Inc, is a business headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Lisa J. Rodriguez, LEAD ATTORNEY, Trujillo Rodriguez & Richards LLP, Haddonfield, NJ; Jason Kilene, Gustafson Gluek PLLC, Minneapolis, MN; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Brady Lane Cotton, a Florida resident, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Christina Diane Crow, Jinks, Crow & Dickson P.C., Union Springs, AL; J. Matthew Stephens, McCallum Methvin & Terrell PC, Birmingham, AL; James Michael Terrell, McCallum, Methvin & Terrell, P.C., Birmingham, AL; Lauren Clare Capurro, Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Robert G. Methvin, McCallum Methvin & Terrell PC, Birmingham, AL; Robert Gordon Methvin, Jr, McCallum, Methvin & Terrell, P.C., Birmingham, AL; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC; Lynn W. Jinks, Jinks Crow & Dickson PC; Nathan A. Dickson, Jinks Crow & Dickson PC.
For Colleen Sobotka, a Florida resident, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Christopher William Cantrell, Birmingham, AL; J. Matthew Stephens, McCallum Methvin & Terrell PC, Birmingham, AL; James Michael Terrell, McCallum, Methvin & Terrell, P.C., Birmingham, AL; Keith Thomson Belt, Jr., Belt Law Firm, P.C., Birmingham, AL; Lauren Clare Capurro, Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Robert Page Bruner, Belt Law Firm, P.C., Birmingham, AL; Robert G. Methvin, McCallum Methvin & Terrell PC, Birmingham, AL; Robert Gordon Methvin, Jr, McCallum, Methvin & Terrell, P.C., Birmingham, AL; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC; Lynn W. Jinks, Jinks Crow & Dickson PC; Nathan A. Dickson, Jinks Crow & Dickson PC.
For Daniel Riebow, a Hawaii resident, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Lauren Clare Capurro, Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Travis Burau, a Iowa resident, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Elizabeth Anne McKenna, LEAD ATTORNEY, Milberg LLP, NY, NY; Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Paul F Novak, LEAD ATTORNEY, PRO HAC VICE, Milberg LLP, Detroit, MI; Lauren Clare Capurro, Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Andrew Kindt, a Michigan resident, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Lauren Clare Capurro, Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For James Brown, a Michigan resident, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Elizabeth Anne McKenna, LEAD ATTORNEY, Milberg LLP, NY, NY; Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Paul F Novak, LEAD ATTORNEY, PRO HAC VICE, Milberg LLP, Detroit, MI; Lauren Clare Capurro, Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Alan Rotman, a Minnesota resident, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Lauren Clare Capurro, Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Ryan Rizzo, a Minnesota resident, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Elizabeth Anne McKenna, LEAD ATTORNEY, Milberg LLP, NY, NY; Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Paul F Novak, LEAD ATTORNEY, PRO HAC VICE, Milberg LLP, Detroit, MI; Lauren Clare Capurro, Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Charles Jenkins, a Mississippi resident, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; J. Matthew Stephens, McCallum Methvin & Terrell PC, Birmingham, AL; James Michael Terrell, McCallum, Methvin & Terrell, P.C., Birmingham, AL; Lauren Clare Capurro, Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Robert G. Methvin, McCallum Methvin & Terrell PC, Birmingham, AL; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC; Lynn W. Jinks, Jinks Crow & Dickson PC; Nathan A. Dickson, Jinks Crow & Dickson PC.
For Daniel R. Hergert, a Nebraska resident, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Lauren Clare Capurro, Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Adrienne Belai, a New York resident, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Lauren Clare Capurro, Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Joshua Maida, a North Carolina resident, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Elizabeth Anne McKenna, LEAD ATTORNEY, Milberg LLP, NY, NY; Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Paul F Novak, LEAD ATTORNEY, PRO HAC VICE, Milberg LLP, Detroit, MI; Lauren Clare Capurro, Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Rosemary Ciccone, a Rhode Island resident, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Lauren Clare Capurro, Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Frank Warner, a Tennessee resident, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Lauren Clare Capurro, Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Albert Sidney Crigler, a Tennessee resident, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Robert Brent Irby, LEAD ATTORNEY, McCallum, Hoaguland Cook & Irby LLP, Vestavia Hills, AL; Eric D. Hoaglund, McCallum Hoaglund Cook & Irby LLP, Vestavia Hills, AL; Lauren Clare Capurro, Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Richard Freeman Horsley, King, Horsley & Lyons, Birmingham, AL; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Richard Alexander Saveri, LEAD ATTORNEY, Saveri & Saveri, Inc., San Francisco, CA; Aaron M. Sheanin, Pearson, Simon & Warshaw, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Allan Steyer, Steyer Lowenthal Boodrookas Alvarez & Smith LLP, San Francisco, CA; Christopher L. Lebsock, LEAD ATTORNEY, Hausfeld LLP, San Francisco, CA; Guido Saveri, LEAD ATTORNEY, Saveri & Saveri, Inc., San Francisco, CA; Donald Scott Macrae, Steyer Lowenthal Boodrookas Alvarez & Smith LLP, San Francisco, CA; Jayne Ann Peeters, Steyer Lowenthal Boodrookas Alvarez & Smith LLP, San Francisco, CA; Jill Michelle Manning, Steyer Lowenthal, San Francisco, CA; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; Travis Luke Manfredi, Saveri and Saveri Inc, San Francisco, CA; Bruce Lee Simon, Pearson Simon & Warshaw, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Daniel D. Cowen, Shughart Thomson & Kilroy PC; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC; P. John Brady, Shughart Thomson & Kilroy PC.
For Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Lingel Hart Winters, LEAD ATTORNEY, Law Offices of Lingel H. Winters, San Francisco, CA; Craig C. Corbitt, Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP, San Francisco, CA; John Dmitry Bogdanov, Cooper & Kirkham, P.C., San Francisco, CA; Josef Deen Cooper, Cooper & Kirkham, P.C., San Francisco, CA; Joseph Mario Patane, Law Office of Joseph M. Patane, San Francisco, CA; Judith A. Zahid, Zelle Hofmann Voelbel Mason & Gette, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Lauren Clare Capurro, Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Sylvie K. Kern, KAG Law Group, San Francisco, CA; Tracy R. Kirkham, Cooper & Kirkham, P.C., San Francisco, CA; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Mario Nunzio Alioto, Trump Alioto Trump & Prescott LLP, San Francisco, CA; Christopher Thomas Micheletti, Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP, San Francisco, CA; David Nathan Lake, Law Offices of David N. Lake, Encino, CA; Francis Onofrei Scarpulla, Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP, San Francisco, CA; Joseph Mario Patane, Law Office of Joseph M. Patane, San Francisco, CA; Judith A. Zahid, Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Lauren Clare Capurro, Trump, Alioto, Trump & Prescott, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For State of Washington, State of Washington Attorney General, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): David Michael Kerwin, LEAD ATTORNEY, Washington State Attorney General's Office, Seattle, WA; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Electrograph Systems, Inc, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; Philip J Iovieno, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; Philip J. Iovieno, PRO HAC VICE, Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; William A. Isaacson, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Washington, DC; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum.
For Electrograph Technologies Corp., Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; Philip J Iovieno, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; Philip J. Iovieno, PRO HAC VICE, Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; William A. Isaacson, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Washington, DC; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum.
For Interbond Corporation of America, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Stuart Harold Singer, LEAD ATTORNEY, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Fort Lauderdale, FL; William A. Isaacson, LEAD ATTORNEY, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Washington, DC; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; Philip J Iovieno, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum.
For Office Depot, Inc., Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Stuart Harold Singer, LEAD ATTORNEY, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; Philip J Iovieno, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; William A. Isaacson, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Washington, DC; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum.
For Compucom Systems Inc, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Lewis Titus LeClair, LEAD ATTORNEY, McKool Smith, P.C., Dallas, TX; William A. Isaacson, LEAD ATTORNEY, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Washington, DC; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; Mike McKool, McKool Smith, P.C., Dallas, TX; Philip J Iovieno, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum.
For Costco Wholesale Corporation, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Cori Gordon Moore, Perkins Coie LLP, Seattle, WA; David Burman, PRO HAC VICE, Perkins Coie LLP, Seattle, WA; Eric J. Weiss, PERKINS COIE LLP, Seattle, WA; Euphemia Nikki Thomopulos, Perkins Coie, San Francisco, CA; Joren Surya Bass, Perkins Coie LLP, San Francisco, CA; Nicholas H. Hesterberg, PRO HAC VICE, Perkins Coie LLP, Seattle, WA; Philip J Iovieno, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; Steven Douglas Merriman, Perkins Coie LLP, Seattle, WA; William A. Isaacson, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Washington, DC; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Alfred H. Siegel, Alfred H. Siegel, as Trustee of the Circuit City Stores, Inc. Liquidating Trust, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): David M. Peterson, Susman Godfrey LLP, Houston, TX; John Pierre Lahad, Susman Godfrey LLP, Houston, TX; Johnny William Carter, Susman Godfrey LLP, Houston, TX; Jonathan Jeffrey Ross, N/A, Susman Godfrey L.L.P., Houston, TX; Jonathan Mark Weiss, Klee Tuchin Bogdanoff Stern LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Michael Lloyd Tuchin, Klee Tuchin Bogdaoff § tern LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Philip J Iovieno, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; Robert J. Pfister, Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Robert Sabre Safi, Susman Godfrey L.L.P., Houston, TX; William A. Isaacson, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Washington, DC; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC; Kenneth S. Marks, Susman Godfrey LLP.
For Best Buy Co., Inc., Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): David Martinez, LEAD ATTORNEY, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA; Laura Elizabeth Nelson, LEAD ATTORNEY, Robins Kaplan Miller and Ciresi, Minneapolis, MN; Jill Sharon Casselman, Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA; Philip J Iovieno, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; William A. Isaacson, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Washington, DC; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; Elliot S. Kaplan, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC; K. Craig Wildfang, Attorney at Law; Roman M. Silberfeld, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA.
For Best Buy Enterprise Services, Inc., Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): David Martinez, LEAD ATTORNEY, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA; Laura Elizabeth Nelson, LEAD ATTORNEY, Robins Kaplan Miller and Ciresi, Minneapolis, MN; Jill Sharon Casselman, Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA; Philip J Iovieno, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; William A. Isaacson, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Washington, DC; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; Elliot S. Kaplan, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC; K. Craig Wildfang, Attorney at Law; Roman M. Silberfeld, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA.
For Best Buy Purchasing LLC, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): David Martinez, LEAD ATTORNEY, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA; Laura Elizabeth Nelson, LEAD ATTORNEY, Robins Kaplan Miller and Ciresi, Minneapolis, MN; Jill Sharon Casselman, Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA; Philip J Iovieno, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; William A. Isaacson, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Washington, DC; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; Elliot S. Kaplan, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC; K. Craig Wildfang, Attorney at Law; Roman M. Silberfeld, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA.
For Best Buy Stores, L.P., Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): David Martinez, LEAD ATTORNEY, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA; Laura Elizabeth Nelson, LEAD ATTORNEY, Robins Kaplan Miller and Ciresi, Minneapolis, MN; Jill Sharon Casselman, Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA; Philip J Iovieno, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; William A. Isaacson, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Washington, DC; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; Elliot S. Kaplan, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC; K. Craig Wildfang, Attorney at Law; Roman M. Silberfeld, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA.
For Best Buy.com LLC, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): David Martinez, LEAD ATTORNEY, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA; Laura Elizabeth Nelson, LEAD ATTORNEY, Robins Kaplan Miller and Ciresi, Minneapolis, MN; Jill Sharon Casselman, Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA; Philip J Iovieno, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; William A. Isaacson, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Washington, DC; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; Elliot S. Kaplan, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC; K. Craig Wildfang, Attorney at Law; Roman M. Silberfeld, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA.
For Magnolia Hi-Fi, Inc., Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): David Martinez, LEAD ATTORNEY, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA; Laura Elizabeth Nelson, LEAD ATTORNEY, Robins Kaplan Miller and Ciresi, Minneapolis, MN; Philip J Iovieno, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; William A. Isaacson, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Washington, DC; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; Elliot S. Kaplan, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC; Jill Sharon Casselman Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi L.L.P. K. Craig Wildfang, Attorney at Law; Roman M. Silberfeld, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA.
For Good Guys, Inc., Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Jason C. Murray, LEAD ATTORNEY, Crowell & Moring LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Philip J Iovieno, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; William A. Isaacson, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Washington, DC.
For KMart Corporation, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Jason C. Murray, LEAD ATTORNEY, Crowell & Moring LLP, Los Angeles, CA; William J. Blechman, LEAD ATTORNEY, Kenny Nachwalter PA, Miami, FL; Gavin David Whitis, Pond North LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Jalaine Garcia, Miami, FL; James T Almon, Kenny Nachwalter, PA, Miami, FL; Kevin J. Murray, Kenny Nachwalter PA, Miami, FL; Philip J Iovieno, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; Richard A. Arnold, Kenny Nachwalter, Miami, FL; Ryan C Zagare, Kenny Nachwalter, PA, Miami, Fl; Samuel J Randall, Kenny Nachwalter PA, Miami, FL; William A. Isaacson, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Washington, DC.
For Old Comp Inc., Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Jason C. Murray, LEAD ATTORNEY, Crowell & Moring LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Daniel Allen Sasse, Crowell & Moring LLP, Irvine, CA; Deborah Ellen Arbabi, Crowell and Moring LLP, Irvine, CA; Philip J Iovieno, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; William A. Isaacson, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Washington, DC.
For Radioshack Corp., Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Jason C. Murray, LEAD ATTORNEY, Crowell & Moring LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Daniel Allen Sasse, Crowell & Moring LLP, Irvine, CA; Deborah Ellen Arbabi, Crowell and Moring LLP, Irvine, CA; Philip J Iovieno, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; William A. Isaacson, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Washington, DC.
For Sears, Roebuck and Co., Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Jason C. Murray, LEAD ATTORNEY, Crowell & Moring LLP, Los Angeles, CA; William J. Blechman, LEAD ATTORNEY, Kenny Nachwalter PA, Miami, FL; Gavin David Whitis, Pond North LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Jalaine Garcia, Miami, FL; James T Almon, Kenny Nachwalter, PA, Miami, FL; Philip J Iovieno, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; Richard A. Arnold, Kenny Nachwalter, Miami, FL; Ryan C Zagare, Kenny Nachwalter, PA, Miami, Fl; Samuel J Randall, Kenny Nachwalter PA, Miami, FL; William A. Isaacson, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Washington, DC; Kevin J. Murray, Kenny Nachwalter PA, Miami, FL.
For Target Corp., Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Jason C. Murray, LEAD ATTORNEY, Crowell & Moring LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Astor Henry Lloyd Heaven, III, Crowell and Moring LLP, Washington, DC; Jerome A. Murphy, Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, DC; Philip J Iovieno, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; Robert Brian McNary, Crowell & Moring LLP, Los Angeles, CA; William A. Isaacson, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Washington, DC.
For Giovanni Constabile, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): On behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated Lingel Hart Winters, LEAD ATTORNEY, Law Offices of Lingel H. Winters, San Francisco, CA.
For Gio's Inc, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): a California corporation Lingel Hart Winters, LEAD ATTORNEY, Law Offices of Lingel H. Winters, San Francisco, CA.
For Schultze Agency Services, LLC, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): on behalf of Tweeter Opco, LLC and Tweeter Newco, LLC William A. Isaacson, LEAD ATTORNEY, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Washington, DC; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; Philip J Iovieno, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; Philip J. Iovieno, PRO HAC VICE, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY.
For Tweeter Newco, LLC, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Anne M. Nardacci, LEAD ATTORNEY, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; Philip J. Iovieno, LEAD ATTORNEY, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; William A. Isaacson, LEAD ATTORNEY, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Washington, DC; Philip J Iovieno, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY.
For ABC Appliance, Inc., Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; Philip J Iovieno, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; William A. Isaacson, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Washington, DC; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Marta Cooperative of America, Inc., Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; Philip J Iovieno, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; William A. Isaacson, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Washington, DC.
For P.C. Richard & Son Long Island Corporation, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; Philip J Iovieno, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; William A. Isaacson, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Washington, DC.
For Kerry Lee Hall, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Robert J. Gralewski, LEAD ATTORNEY, Kirby McInerney LLP, New York, NY; Daniel Hume, Kirby McInerney LLP, New York, NY.
For Tech Data Corporation, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Melissa Willett, LEAD ATTORNEY, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, Washington, DC; Mitchell E. Widom, LEAD ATTORNEY, Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod, LLP, Miami, FL; Robert Turken, LEAD ATTORNEY, Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP, Miami, FL; Scott N. Wagner, LEAD ATTORNEY, PRO HAC VICE, Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP, Miami, FL; Stuart Harold Singer, LEAD ATTORNEY, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Fort Lauderdale, FL; William A. Isaacson, LEAD ATTORNEY, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Washington, DC; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; Philip J Iovieno, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; Philip J. Iovieno, PRO HAC VICE, Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY.
For Tech Data Product Management, Inc., Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Robert Turken, LEAD ATTORNEY, Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP, Miami, FL; Anne M. Nardacci, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Albany, NY; Philip J Iovieno, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; Scott N. Wagner, Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP, Miami, FL; William A. Isaacson, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Washington, DC; Jennifer Milici, Boies Schiller and Flexner LLP, Washington, DC.
For Sharp Electronics Corporation, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Craig A Benson, Paul Weiss LLP, Washington, DC; Jonathan Alan Patchen, Taylor & Company Law Offices, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Joseph J Simons, Paul Weiss LLP, Washington, DC; Kenneth A. Gallo, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, DC; Stephen E. Taylor, Taylor & Company Law Offices, LLP.
For Sharp Electronics Manufacturing Company of America, Inc., Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Craig A Benson, Paul Weiss LLP, Washington, DC; Jonathan Alan Patchen, Taylor & Company Law Offices, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Joseph J Simons, Paul Weiss LLP, Washington, DC; Kenneth A. Gallo, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, DC; Stephen E. Taylor, Taylor & Company Law Offices, LLP.
For Dell Inc., Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Debra Dawn Bernstein, LEAD ATTORNEY, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA; Elizabeth Helmer Jordan, LEAD ATTORNEY, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA; Jon G. Shepherd, LEAD ATTORNEY, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Dallas, TX; Matthew D. Kent, LEAD ATTORNEY, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA; Melissa Mahurin Whitehead, LEAD ATTORNEY, Alston and Bird, Atlanta, GA; Michael P. Kenny, LEAD ATTORNEY, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA; Rodney J Ganske, LEAD ATTORNEY, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA; James Matthew Wagstaffe, Kerr & Wagstaffe LLP, San Francisco, CA.
For Dell Products L.P., Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Debra Dawn Bernstein, LEAD ATTORNEY, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA; Elizabeth Helmer Jordan, LEAD ATTORNEY, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA; Jon G. Shepherd, LEAD ATTORNEY, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Dallas, TX; Matthew D. Kent, LEAD ATTORNEY, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA; Melissa Mahurin Whitehead, LEAD ATTORNEY, Alston and Bird, Atlanta, GA; Michael P. Kenny, LEAD ATTORNEY, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA; Rodney J Ganske, LEAD ATTORNEY, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA; James Matthew Wagstaffe, Kerr & Wagstaffe LLP, San Francisco, CA.
For Magnolia Hi-Fi, LLC, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): David Martinez, LEAD ATTORNEY, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA; Laura Elizabeth Nelson, LEAD ATTORNEY, Robins Kaplan Miller and Ciresi, Minneapolis, MN; Jill Sharon Casselman, Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA; Elliot S. Kaplan, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi; Roman M. Silberfeld, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA.
For Viewsonic Corporation, Plaintiff (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Jason C. Murray, LEAD ATTORNEY, Crowell & Moring LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Astor Henry Lloyd Heaven, III, Crowell and Moring LLP, Washington, DC; Daniel Allen Sasse, Crowell & Moring LLP, Irvine, CA; Deborah Ellen Arbabi, Crowell and Moring LLP, Irvine, CA; Jerome A. Murphy, Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, DC; Petitioner Sharp Corporation Colin C. West, Bingham McCutchen LLP, San Francisco, CA; Jonathan Alan Patchen, Taylor & Company Law Offices, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Robert Brian McNary, Crowell & Moring LLP, Los Angeles, CA.
For Chunghwa Picture Tubes, LTD. (" Chunghwa PT" ) is a Taiwanese company, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Joel Steven Sanders, LEAD ATTORNEY, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, San Francisco, CA; Austin Van Schwing, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, San Francisco, CA; Rachel S. Brass, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
For YRC, INC., Creditor (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Jeffrey M. Judd, Judd Law Group, San Francisco, CA.
For Irico Group Corp., (" IGC" ) is a Chinese entity, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Joseph R. Tiffany, II, LEAD ATTORNEY, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Palo Alto, CA.
For Irico Display Devices Co., Ltd., Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): (" IDDC" ) is a Chinese entity Joseph R. Tiffany, II, LEAD ATTORNEY, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Palo Alto, CA.
For LG Electronics, Inc., Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): (" LGEI" ) is a South Korean entity Douglas L Wald, LEAD ATTORNEY, Washington, DC; Christopher M. Curran, White & Case, Washington, DC; Hojoon Hwang, Munger Tolles & Olson LLP, San Francisco, CA; Ian T Simmons, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Jerome Cary Roth, Munger Tolles & Olson LLP, San Francisco, CA; John Clayton Everett, Jr., PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; John M. Taladay, Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, DC; Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michelle Park Chiu, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Scott A. Stempel, PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; Sharon D. Mayo, Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA; Steven Alan Reiss, Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, New York, NY; Bethany Woodard Kristovich, Munger Tolles and Olson LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Jonathan Ellis Altman, Munger Tolles and Olson, Los Angeles, CA; Kim YoungSang, ARNOLD & PORTER LLP; Laura K Lin, Munger, Tolles and Olson LLP, San Francisco, CA; William David Temko, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, CA.
For Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., formerly know as Samsung Display Device Co., Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Bruce Cobath, PRO HAC VICE, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, New York, NY; Christopher M. Curran, White & Case, Washington, DC; Douglas L Wald, LEAD ATTORNEY, Washington, DC; Gary L. Halling, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; James Landon McGinnis, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; John Clayton Everett, Jr., PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; John M. Taladay, Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, DC; Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Leo David Caseria, Sheppard Mullin Richter Hampton LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michelle Park Chiu, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Scott A. Stempel, PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; Sharon D. Mayo, Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA; Steven Alan Reiss, Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, New York, NY; Tyler Mark Cunningham, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton.
For Samsung SDI America, Inc., (" Samsung America" ) is a California corporation, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Bruce Cobath, PRO HAC VICE, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, New York, NY; Christopher M. Curran, White & Case, Washington, DC; Douglas L Wald, LEAD ATTORNEY, Washington, DC; Gary L. Halling, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; James Landon McGinnis, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; John Clayton Everett, Jr., PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; John M. Taladay, Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, DC; Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michelle Park Chiu, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Mona Solouki, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Scott A. Stempel, PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; Sharon D. Mayo, Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA; Steven Alan Reiss, Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, New York, NY; Tyler Mark Cunningham, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton.
For Samtel Color, Ltd., (" Samtel" ) is a Indian company, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): William Diaz, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Irvine, CA.
For Toshiba Corporation (" TC" ) is a Japanese company, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Christopher M. Curran, LEAD ATTORNEY, White & Case, Washington, DC; Dana E. Foster, LEAD ATTORNEY, PRO HAC VICE, White and Case LLP, Washington, D.C., DC; Aya Kobori, PRO HAC VICE, White and Case LLP, New York, NY; Bijal Vijay Vakil, White & Case LLP, Palo Alto, CA; Douglas L Wald, LEAD ATTORNEY, Washington, DC; George L. Paul, White & Case LLP, Washington, DC; Ian T Simmons, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Jeremy Kent Ostrander, White & Case LLP, Palo Alto, CA; John Clayton Everett, Jr., PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; John M. Taladay, Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, DC; Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Lucius Bernard Lau, White & Case LLP, Washington, DC; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michelle Park Chiu, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Samuel J. Sharp, PRO HAC VICE, Washington, DC; Scott A. Stempel, PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; Sharon D. Mayo, Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA; Steven Alan Reiss, Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, New York, NY; Tsung-Hui (Danny) Wu, PRO HAC VICE, White and Case LLP, Washington, DC; William H. Bave, III, PRO HAC VICE, New York, NY; Charise Naifeh, White & Case LLP; Matthew Frutig, White & Case LLP.
For Beijing-Matsushita Color CRT Company, Ltd. (" BMCC" ) is a Chinese company, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Terry Calvani, LEAD ATTORNEY, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer U.S. LLP, Washington, DC; Bruce C. McCulloch, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer U.S. LLP, Washington, DC; Christine A. Laciak, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer U.S. LLP, Washington, DC; Craig D. Minerva, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer U.S. LLP, Washington, DC; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Richard Sutton Snyder, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer U.S. LLP, Washington, DC.
For Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (" SEC" ) is a South Korean company, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Ian T Simmons, LEAD ATTORNEY, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC; Michael Frederick Tubach, LEAD ATTORNEY, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, San Francisco, CA; Courtney C Byrd, PRO HAC VICE, Washington, DC; David Kendall Roberts, O'Melveny and Myers LLP, Washington, DC; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Kevin Douglas Feder, O'Melveny and Myers LLP, Washington, DC; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Anton Metlitsky; David Roberts, O'Melveny & Myers LLP; Haidee L. Schwartz, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC.
For Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (" SEAI" ) is a New York corporation, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Ian T Simmons, LEAD ATTORNEY, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC; Michael Frederick Tubach, LEAD ATTORNEY, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, San Francisco, CA; Benjamin Gardner Bradshaw, O'Melveny & Meyers LLP, Washington, DC; Courtney C Byrd, PRO HAC VICE, Washington, DC; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Kevin Douglas Feder, O'Melveny and Myers LLP, Washington, DC; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Anton Metlitsky; David Roberts, O'Melveny & Myers LLP; Haidee L. Schwartz, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC; James Landon McGinnis, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP.
For Toshiba America Electronics Components, Inc (" TAEP" ) is headquartered in Irvine, California, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Bernadette Shawan Gillians, LEAD ATTORNEY, Buist Moore Smythe and McGee, Charleston, SC; Christopher M. Curran, LEAD ATTORNEY, White & Case, Washington, DC; George L. Paul, LEAD ATTORNEY, White & Case LLP, Washington, DC; Lucius Bernard Lau, LEAD ATTORNEY, White & Case LLP, Washington, DC; William C. Cleveland, LEAD ATTORNEY, Buist Moore Smythe and McGee, Charleston, SC; Aya Kobori, PRO HAC VICE, White and Case LLP, New York, NY; Bijal Vijay Vakil, White & Case LLP, Palo Alto, CA; Douglas L Wald, LEAD ATTORNEY, Washington, DC; Ian T Simmons, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; John Clayton Everett, Jr., PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; John M. Taladay, Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, DC; Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michelle Park Chiu, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Samuel J. Sharp, PRO HAC VICE, Washington, DC; Scott A. Stempel, PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; Sharon D. Mayo, Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA; Steven Alan Reiss, Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, New York, NY; William H. Bave, III, PRO HAC VICE, New York, NY; Charise Naifeh, White & Case LLP; Dana E. Foster, White and Case LLP, Washington, D.C., DC; Matthew Frutig, White & Case LLP.
For Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. (" TAIP" ) is headquartered in Irvine, California, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Bernadette Shawan Gillians, LEAD ATTORNEY, Buist Moore Smythe and McGee, Charleston, SC; Christopher M. Curran, LEAD ATTORNEY, White & Case, Washington, DC; George L. Paul, LEAD ATTORNEY, White & Case LLP, Washington, DC; Lucius Bernard Lau, LEAD ATTORNEY, White & Case LLP, Washington, DC; William C. Cleveland, LEAD ATTORNEY, Buist Moore Smythe and McGee, Charleston, SC; Aya Kobori, PRO HAC VICE, White and Case LLP, New York, NY; Bijal Vijay Vakil, White & Case LLP, Palo Alto, CA; Ian T Simmons, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Jeremy Kent Ostrander, White & Case LLP, Palo Alto, CA; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Samuel J. Sharp, PRO HAC VICE, Washington, DC; Tsung-Hui (Danny) Wu, PRO HAC VICE, White and Case LLP, Washington, DC; William H. Bave, III, PRO HAC VICE, New York, NY; Charise Naifeh, White & Case LLP; Dana E. Foster, White and Case LLP, Washington, D.C., DC; Matthew Frutig, White & Case LLP.
For Toshiba America, Inc (" Toshiba America" ) is a Delaware corporation, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Christopher M. Curran, LEAD ATTORNEY, White & Case, Washington, DC; George L. Paul, LEAD ATTORNEY, White & Case LLP, Washington, DC; Lucius Bernard Lau, LEAD ATTORNEY, White & Case LLP, Washington, DC; Aya Kobori, PRO HAC VICE, White and Case LLP, New York, NY; Bijal Vijay Vakil, White & Case LLP, Palo Alto, CA; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Jeremy Kent Ostrander, White & Case LLP, Palo Alto, CA; Samuel J. Sharp, PRO HAC VICE, Washington, DC; Tsung-Hui (Danny) Wu, PRO HAC VICE, White and Case LLP, Washington, DC; William H. Bave, III, PRO HAC VICE, New York, NY; Charise Naifeh, White & Case LLP; Dana E. Foster, White and Case LLP, Washington, D.C., DC.
For Samsung SDI Co. Ltd, fka Samsung Display Device Company (" Samsung SDI" ) is a South Korean company, formerly known as Samsung Display Device Co., Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Bruce Cobath, PRO HAC VICE, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, New York, NY; Christopher M. Curran, White & Case, Washington, DC; Douglas L Wald, LEAD ATTORNEY, Washington, DC; Gary L. Halling, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Ian T Simmons, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; John Clayton Everett, Jr., PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; John M. Taladay, Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, DC; Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michelle Park Chiu, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Scott A. Stempel, PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; Sharon D. Mayo, Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA; Steven Alan Reiss, Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, New York, NY; James Landon McGinnis, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Tyler Mark Cunningham, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton.
For Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Bruce Cobath, PRO HAC VICE, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, New York, NY; Christopher M. Curran, White & Case, Washington, DC; Douglas L Wald, LEAD ATTORNEY, Washington, DC; Gary L. Halling, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; John Clayton Everett, Jr., PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; John M. Taladay, Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, DC; Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michelle Park Chiu, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Mona Solouki, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Scott A. Stempel, PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; Sharon D. Mayo, Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA; Steven Alan Reiss, Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, New York, NY; James Landon McGinnis, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Tyler Mark Cunningham, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton.
For Toshiba America Consumer Products, LLC (" TACP" ) is a limited liability company, is headquartered in Wayne, New Jersey, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Christopher M. Curran, LEAD ATTORNEY, White & Case, Washington, DC; George L. Paul, LEAD ATTORNEY, White & Case LLP, Washington, DC; Lucius Bernard Lau, LEAD ATTORNEY, White & Case LLP, Washington, DC; Aya Kobori, PRO HAC VICE, White and Case LLP, New York, NY; Bijal Vijay Vakil, White & Case LLP, Palo Alto, CA; Gary L. Halling, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Ian T Simmons, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Jeremy Kent Ostrander, White & Case LLP, Palo Alto, CA; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Samuel J. Sharp, PRO HAC VICE, Washington, DC; Tsung-Hui (Danny) Wu, PRO HAC VICE, White and Case LLP, Washington, DC; William H. Bave, III, PRO HAC VICE, New York, NY; Charise Naifeh, White & Case LLP; Dana E. Foster, White and Case LLP, Washington, D.C., DC; Matthew Frutig, White & Case LLP.
For Panasonic Corporation, fka Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (" MEI" ), is a Japanese entity, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): David L. Yohai, LEAD ATTORNEY, Weil, Gotshal, & Manges, LLP, New York, NY; A. Paul Victor, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Aldo A. Badini, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Bambo Obaro, Weil, Gotshal and Manges, Redwood Shores, CA; Christopher M. Curran, White & Case, Washington, DC; Craig Y. Allison, Bunsow, De Mory, Smith & Allison LLP, Redwood City, CA; David E. Yolkut, PRO HAC VICE, Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, New York, NY; Diana Arlen Aguilar, PRO HAC VICE, Weil, Gotshal and Manges, New York, NY; Douglas L Wald, LEAD ATTORNEY, Washington, DC; Eva W. Cole, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; James F. Lerner, PRO HAC VICE, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Jennifer Stewart, Winston and Strawn LLP, New York, NY; John Clayton Everett, Jr., PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; John M. Taladay, Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, DC; Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; Kajetan Rozga, PRO HAC VICE, New York, NY; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Kevin B. Goldstein, Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, New York, NY; Lara Elvidge Veblen, PRO HAC VICE, Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, New York, NY; Margaret Anne Keane, DLA Piper LLP, San Francisco, CA; Meaghan Thomas-Kennedy, Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP, New York City, NY; Martin C. Geagan, Jr., PRO HAC VICE, Winston and Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Matthew Robert DalSanto, Winston and Strawn LLP, San Francisco, CA; Meaghan Thomas-Kennedy, PRO HAC VICE, Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP, New York City, NY; Michelle Park Chiu, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Molly Donovan, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Molly M Donovan, PRO HAC VICE, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Scott A. Stempel, PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; Sharon D. Mayo, Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA; Sofia Arguello, PRO HAC VICE, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Steven A. Reiss, PRO HAC VICE, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY; Steven Alan Reiss, Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, New York, NY; Adam C. Hemlock, Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP, New York, NY.
For Hitachi Electronic Devices (USA), (" HEDUS" ) is a Delaware corporation, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Eliot A. Adelson, LEAD ATTORNEY, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, San Francisco, CA; James Maxwell Cooper, Kirkland and Ellis LLP, San Francisco, CA; James Mutchnik, Chicago, IL; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Katherine Hamilton Wheaton, Chicago, IL.
For Philips da Amazonia Industria Electronica Ltda. (" Philips Brazil" ) is a Brazilian company, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): David Michael Lisi, Reed Smith LLP, Palo Alto, CA; Ethan E. Litwin, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, New York, NY; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA.
For Samsung SDI (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. (" Samsung Malaysia" ) is a Malaysian corporation, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Bruce Cobath, PRO HAC VICE, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, New York, NY; Christopher M. Curran, White & Case, Washington, DC; Douglas L Wald, LEAD ATTORNEY, Washington, DC; Dylan Ian Ballard, San Francisco, CA; Gary L. Halling, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Ian T Simmons, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; John Clayton Everett, Jr., PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; John M. Taladay, Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, DC; Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Leo David Caseria, Sheppard Mullin Richter Hampton LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michelle Park Chiu, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Mona Solouki, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Scott A. Stempel, PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; Sharon D. Mayo, Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA; Steven Alan Reiss, Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, New York, NY; Tyler Mark Cunningham, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, San Francisco, CA; James Landon McGinnis, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA.
For Samsung SDI Mexico S.A. de C.V. (" Samsung SDI Mexico" ) is a Mexican company, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Bruce Cobath, PRO HAC VICE, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, New York, NY; Christopher M. Curran, White & Case, Washington, DC; Douglas L Wald, LEAD ATTORNEY, Washington, DC; Gary L. Halling, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Ian T Simmons, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; John Clayton Everett, Jr., PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; John M. Taladay, Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, DC; Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michelle Park Chiu, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Mona Solouki, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Scott A. Stempel, PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; Sharon D. Mayo, Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA; Steven Alan Reiss, Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, New York, NY; James Landon McGinnis, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Tyler Mark Cunningham, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton.
For Samsung SDI Brasil Ltda. (" Samsung SDI Brazil" ) is a Brazilian company, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Bruce Cobath, PRO HAC VICE, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, New York, NY; Christopher M. Curran, White & Case, Washington, DC; Douglas L Wald, LEAD ATTORNEY, Washington, DC; Dylan Ian Ballard, San Francisco, CA; Gary L. Halling, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Ian T Simmons, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; John Clayton Everett, Jr., PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; John M. Taladay, Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, DC; Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Leo David Caseria, Sheppard Mullin Richter Hampton LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michelle Park Chiu, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Mona Solouki, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Scott A. Stempel, PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; Sharon D. Mayo, Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA; Steven Alan Reiss, Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, New York, NY; James Landon McGinnis, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Tyler Mark Cunningham, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton.
For Shenzhen Samsung SDI Co. Ltd (" Samsung SDI Shenzhen" ) is a Chinese company, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Bruce Cobath, PRO HAC VICE, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, New York, NY; Christopher M. Curran, White & Case, Washington, DC; Douglas L Wald, LEAD ATTORNEY, Washington, DC; Dylan Ian Ballard, San Francisco, CA; Gary L. Halling, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Ian T Simmons, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; John Clayton Everett, Jr., PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; John M. Taladay, Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, DC; Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Leo David Caseria, Sheppard Mullin Richter Hampton LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michelle Park Chiu, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Mona Solouki, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Scott A. Stempel, PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; Sharon D. Mayo, Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA; Steven Alan Reiss, Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, New York, NY; James Landon McGinnis, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Tyler Mark Cunningham, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton.
For Tianjin Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (" Samsung SDI Tianjin" ) is a Chinese company, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Bruce Cobath, PRO HAC VICE, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, New York, NY; Christopher M. Curran, White & Case, Washington, DC; Douglas L Wald, LEAD ATTORNEY, Washington, DC; Gary L. Halling, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; John Clayton Everett, Jr., PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; John M. Taladay, Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, DC; Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michelle Park Chiu, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Mona Solouki, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Scott A. Stempel, PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; Sharon D. Mayo, Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA; Steven Alan Reiss, Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, New York, NY; James Landon McGinnis, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Tyler Mark Cunningham, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton.
For Beijing Matsushita Color Crt Company, LTD., Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Richard Sutton Snyder, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer U.S. LLP, Washington, DC.
For Hitachi America, Ltd, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Eliot A. Adelson, LEAD ATTORNEY, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, San Francisco, CA; Ian T Simmons, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC; James Maxwell Cooper, Kirkland and Ellis LLP, San Francisco, CA; James Mutchnik, PRO HAC VICE, Chicago, IL; Katherine Hamilton Wheaton, Chicago, IL; Matthew Hertko, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL.
For Hitachi Asia, Ltd., Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Christopher M. Curran, White & Case, Washington, DC; Douglas L Wald, LEAD ATTORNEY, Washington, DC; Ian T Simmons, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC; James Maxwell Cooper, Kirkland and Ellis LLP, San Francisco, CA; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; John M. Taladay, Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, DC; Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; Sharon D. Mayo, Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA; Steven Alan Reiss, Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, New York, NY.
For Hitachi Displays, Ltd., also known as Japan Display Inc, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Eliot A. Adelson, LEAD ATTORNEY, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, San Francisco, CA; Christopher M. Curran, White & Case, Washington, DC; Douglas L Wald, LEAD ATTORNEY, Washington, DC; Ian T Simmons, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC; James Maxwell Cooper, Kirkland and Ellis LLP, San Francisco, CA; James Mutchnik, Chicago, IL; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; John M. Taladay, Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, DC; Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; Katherine Hamilton Wheaton, Chicago, IL; Matthew Hertko, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Sharon D. Mayo, Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA; Steven Alan Reiss, Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, New York, NY.
For Hitachi Electronic Devices (USA), Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Eliot A. Adelson, LEAD ATTORNEY, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, San Francisco, CA; Ian T Simmons, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC; James Maxwell Cooper, Kirkland and Ellis LLP, San Francisco, CA; James Mutchnik, PRO HAC VICE, Chicago, IL; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Katherine Hamilton Wheaton, PRO HAC VICE, Chicago, IL; Matthew Hertko, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA.
For Hitachi Ltd., Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Eliot A. Adelson, LEAD ATTORNEY, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, San Francisco, CA; Christopher M. Curran, White & Case, Washington, DC; Douglas L Wald, LEAD ATTORNEY, Washington, DC; Ian T Simmons, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC; James Maxwell Cooper, Kirkland and Ellis LLP, San Francisco, CA; James Mutchnik, PRO HAC VICE, Chicago, IL; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; John M. Taladay, Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, DC; Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; Katherine Hamilton Wheaton, PRO HAC VICE, Chicago, IL; Matthew Hertko, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL; Sharon D. Mayo, Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA; Steven Alan Reiss, Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, New York, NY.
For MT Picture Display Co., LTD, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Adam C. Hemlock, LEAD ATTORNEY, Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP, New York, NY; David L. Yohai, LEAD ATTORNEY, Weil, Gotshal, & Manges, LLP, New York, NY; Aldo A. Badini, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Bambo Obaro, Weil, Gotshal and Manges, Redwood Shores, CA; Christopher M. Curran, White & Case, Washington, DC; Diana Arlen Aguilar, PRO HAC VICE, Weil, Gotshal and Manges, New York, NY; Douglas L Wald, LEAD ATTORNEY, Washington, DC; Eva W. Cole, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; James F. Lerner, PRO HAC VICE, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Jennifer Stewart, Winston and Strawn LLP, New York, NY; John Clayton Everett, Jr., PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; John M. Taladay, Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, DC; Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Kevin B. Goldstein, Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, New York, NY; Lara Elvidge Veblen, PRO HAC VICE, Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, New York, NY; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michelle Park Chiu, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Molly Donovan, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Scott A. Stempel, PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; Sharon D. Mayo, Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA; Sofia Arguello, PRO HAC VICE, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Steven Alan Reiss, Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, New York, NY.
For Panasonic Corporation, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): David L. Yohai, LEAD ATTORNEY, Weil, Gotshal, & Manges, LLP, New York, NY; Bambo Obaro, Weil, Gotshal and Manges, Redwood Shores, CA; Christopher M. Curran, White & Case, Washington, DC; Douglas L Wald, LEAD ATTORNEY, Washington, DC; Eva W. Cole, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Jennifer Stewart, Winston and Strawn LLP, New York, NY; John Clayton Everett, Jr., PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; John M. Taladay, Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, DC; Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michelle Park Chiu, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Molly Donovan, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Scott A. Stempel, PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; Sharon D. Mayo, Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA; Sofia Arguello, PRO HAC VICE, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Steven Alan Reiss, Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, New York, NY.
For Panasonic Corporation of North America, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): David L. Yohai, LEAD ATTORNEY, Weil, Gotshal, & Manges, LLP, New York, NY; Bambo Obaro, Weil, Gotshal and Manges, Redwood Shores, CA; Christopher M. Curran, White & Case, Washington, DC; Diana Arlen Aguilar, PRO HAC VICE, Weil, Gotshal and Manges, New York, NY; Douglas L Wald, LEAD ATTORNEY, Washington, DC; James F. Lerner, PRO HAC VICE, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Jennifer Stewart, Winston and Strawn LLP, New York, NY; John Clayton Everett, Jr., PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; John M. Taladay, Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, DC; Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Lara Elvidge Veblen, PRO HAC VICE, Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, New York, NY; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michelle Park Chiu, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Scott A. Stempel, PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; Sharon D. Mayo, Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA; Sofia Arguello, PRO HAC VICE, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Steven Alan Reiss, Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, New York, NY.
For Philips Electronics Industries (Taiwan), Ltd., Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA.
For Philips Electronics North America, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Jon Vensel Swenson, LEAD ATTORNEY, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; John M. Taladay, Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, DC; Joseph A. Ostoyich, Howrey LLP, Washington, DC; Charles M Malaise, Washington, DC; Erik T. Koons, Baker Botts LLP.
For Philips da Amazonia Industria Electronica Ltda., Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA.
For Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): David Kendall Roberts, O'Melveny and Myers LLP, Washington, DC; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; James Landon McGinnis, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA.
For Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Ian T Simmons, LEAD ATTORNEY, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA.
For Samsung SDI (Malaysia) SDN BHD, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Bruce Cobath, PRO HAC VICE, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, New York, NY; Christopher M. Curran, White & Case, Washington, DC; Douglas L Wald, LEAD ATTORNEY, Washington, DC; Gary L. Halling, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Ian T Simmons, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; John Clayton Everett, Jr., PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; John M. Taladay, Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, DC; Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michelle Park Chiu, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Scott A. Stempel, PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; Sharon D. Mayo, Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA; Steven Alan Reiss, Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, New York, NY; Tyler Mark Cunningham, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton; James Landon McGinnis, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA.
For Samsung SDI America, Inc., Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Bruce Cobath, PRO HAC VICE, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, New York, NY; Christopher M. Curran, White & Case, Washington, DC; Douglas L Wald, LEAD ATTORNEY, Washington, DC; Dylan Ian Ballard, San Francisco, CA; Gary L. Halling, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Ian T Simmons, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC; James Landon McGinnis, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; John Clayton Everett, Jr., PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; John M. Taladay, Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, DC; Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Leo David Caseria, Sheppard Mullin Richter Hampton LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michelle Park Chiu, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Mona Solouki, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Scott A. Stempel, PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; Sharon D. Mayo, Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA; Steven Alan Reiss, Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, New York, NY; Tyler Mark Cunningham, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton.
For Samsung SDI Brasil LTDA, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Bruce Cobath, PRO HAC VICE, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, New York, NY; Christopher M. Curran, White & Case, Washington, DC; Douglas L Wald, LEAD ATTORNEY, Washington, DC; Gary L. Halling, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Ian T Simmons, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; John Clayton Everett, Jr., PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; John M. Taladay, Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, DC; Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michelle Park Chiu, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Scott A. Stempel, PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; Sharon D. Mayo, Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA; Steven Alan Reiss, Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, New York, NY; James Landon McGinnis, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Tyler Mark Cunningham, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton.
For Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Bruce Cobath, PRO HAC VICE, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, New York, NY; Christopher M. Curran, White & Case, Washington, DC; Douglas L Wald, LEAD ATTORNEY, Washington, DC; Dylan Ian Ballard, San Francisco, CA; Gary L. Halling, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Ian T Simmons, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; John Clayton Everett, Jr., PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; John M. Taladay, Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, DC; Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michelle Park Chiu, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Mona Solouki, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Scott A. Stempel, PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; Sharon D. Mayo, Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA; Steven Alan Reiss, Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, New York, NY; James Landon McGinnis, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Tyler Mark Cunningham, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton.
For Samsung SDI Mexico S.A. de C.V., Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Bruce Cobath, PRO HAC VICE, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, New York, NY; Christopher M. Curran, White & Case, Washington, DC; Douglas L Wald, LEAD ATTORNEY, Washington, DC; Dylan Ian Ballard, San Francisco, CA; Gary L. Halling, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Ian T Simmons, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; John Clayton Everett, Jr., PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; John M. Taladay, Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, DC; Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Leo David Caseria, Sheppard Mullin Richter Hampton LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michelle Park Chiu, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Mona Solouki, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Scott A. Stempel, PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; Sharon D. Mayo, Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA; Steven Alan Reiss, Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, New York, NY; James Landon McGinnis, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Tyler Mark Cunningham, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton.
For Samtel Color, Ltd., Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): William Diaz, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Irvine, CA.
For Shenzhen Samsung SDI Co. LTD., Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Bruce Cobath, PRO HAC VICE, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, New York, NY; Christopher M. Curran, White & Case, Washington, DC; Douglas L Wald, LEAD ATTORNEY, Washington, DC; Gary L. Halling, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Ian T Simmons, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; John Clayton Everett, Jr., PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; John M. Taladay, Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, DC; Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michelle Park Chiu, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Scott A. Stempel, PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; Sharon D. Mayo, Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA; Steven Alan Reiss, Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, New York, NY; James Landon McGinnis, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Tyler Mark Cunningham, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton.
For Tianjin Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Bruce Cobath, PRO HAC VICE, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, New York, NY; Christopher M. Curran, White & Case, Washington, DC; Douglas L Wald, LEAD ATTORNEY, Washington, DC; Dylan Ian Ballard, San Francisco, CA; Gary L. Halling, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Ian T Simmons, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; John Clayton Everett, Jr., PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; John M. Taladay, Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, DC; Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Leo David Caseria, Sheppard Mullin Richter Hampton LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michelle Park Chiu, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Mona Solouki, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Scott A. Stempel, PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; Sharon D. Mayo, Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA; Steven Alan Reiss, Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, New York, NY; James Landon McGinnis, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Tyler Mark Cunningham, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton.
For Toshiba America Consumer Products, Inc., Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Samuel J. Sharp, PRO HAC VICE, Washington, DC; William H. Bave, III, PRO HAC VICE, New York, NY.
For Toshiba America Electronics Components, Inc, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Aya Kobori, PRO HAC VICE, White and Case LLP, New York, NY; Christopher M. Curran, White & Case, Washington, DC; Dana E. Foster, White and Case LLP, Washington, D.C., DC; Douglas L Wald, LEAD ATTORNEY, Washington, DC; Ian T Simmons, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Jeremy Kent Ostrander, White & Case LLP, Palo Alto, CA; John Clayton Everett, Jr., PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; John M. Taladay, Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, DC; Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Lucius Bernard Lau, White & Case LLP, Washington, DC; Michelle Park Chiu, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Samuel J. Sharp, PRO HAC VICE, Washington, DC; Scott A. Stempel, PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; Sharon D. Mayo, Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA; Steven Alan Reiss, Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, New York, NY; Tsung-Hui (Danny) Wu, PRO HAC VICE, White and Case LLP, Washington, DC; William H. Bave, III, PRO HAC VICE, New York, NY; Charise Naifeh, White & Case LLP; Matthew Frutig, White & Case LLP.
For Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Aya Kobori, PRO HAC VICE, White and Case LLP, New York, NY; Christopher M. Curran, White & Case, Washington, DC; Dana E. Foster, White and Case LLP, Washington, D.C., DC; Ian T Simmons, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Lucius Bernard Lau, White & Case LLP, Washington, DC; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Samuel J. Sharp, PRO HAC VICE, Washington, DC; William H. Bave, III, PRO HAC VICE, New York, NY; Charise Naifeh, White & Case LLP; Matthew Frutig, White & Case LLP.
For Toshiba America, Inc, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Aya Kobori, PRO HAC VICE, White and Case LLP, New York, NY; Christopher M. Curran, White & Case, Washington, DC; Dana E. Foster, White and Case LLP, Washington, D.C., DC; Ian T Simmons, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC; Lucius Bernard Lau, White & Case LLP, Washington, DC; Michael W. Scarborough, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, CA; Samuel J. Sharp, PRO HAC VICE, Washington, DC; William H. Bave, III, PRO HAC VICE, New York, NY; Charise Naifeh, White & Case LLP.
For Toshiba Corporation, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Aya Kobori, PRO HAC VICE, White and Case LLP, New York, NY; Dana E. Foster, White and Case LLP, Washington, D.C., DC; Douglas L Wald, LEAD ATTORNEY, Washington, DC; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; John Clayton Everett, Jr., PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; John M. Taladay, Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, DC; Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; Kent Michael Roger, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michelle Park Chiu, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; Samuel J. Sharp, PRO HAC VICE, Washington, DC; Scott A. Stempel, PRO HAC VICE, Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP, Washington, DC; Sharon D. Mayo, Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA; Steven Alan Reiss, Weil, Gotshal & Mangesl LLP, New York, NY; William H. Bave, III, PRO HAC VICE, New York, NY; Christopher M. Curran, White & Case; George L. Paul; Lucius Bernard Lau, White & Case LLP, Washington, DC; Matthew Frutig, White & Case LLP.
For Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Brent Caslin, LEAD ATTORNEY, Jenner & Block LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Terrence Joseph Truax, LEAD ATTORNEY, Jenner & Block LLC, Chicago, IL; Gabriel A. Fuentes, Jenner & Block, LLP, Chicago, IL; Michael T. Brody, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL; Molly McGrail Powers, Jenner And Block LLP, Chicago, IL; Shaun M. Van Horn, Jenner And Block LLP, Chicago, IL.
For Technologies Displays Americas LLC, formerly known as Thomson Displays Americas LLC, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Mark C. Dosker, Squire Patton Boggs (U.S.) LLP, San Francisco, CA; Nathan Lane, III, Squire Sanders (U.S.) LLP, San Francisco, CA.
For Technicolor S.A, formerly known as Thomson S.A., Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Calvin L. Litsey, LEAD ATTORNEY, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, East Palo Alto, CA; Calvin Lee Litsey, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, East Palo Alto, CA.
For Technicolor USA, Inc., formerly known as Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc., Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Calvin L. Litsey, LEAD ATTORNEY, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, East Palo Alto, CA; Calvin Lee Litsey, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, East Palo Alto, CA.
For Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Jon Vensel Swenson, LEAD ATTORNEY, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; Jeffrey L. Kessler, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY.
For Mitsubishi Electric Visual Solutions America, Inc, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Terrence Joseph Truax, LEAD ATTORNEY, Jenner & Block LLC, Chicago, IL; Gabriel A. Fuentes, Jenner & Block, LLP, Chicago, IL; Michael T. Brody, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL; Molly McGrail Powers, Jenner And Block LLP, Chicago, IL; Shaun M. Van Horn, Jenner And Block LLP, Chicago, IL.
For Philips Taiwan Limited, Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA.
For Philips do Brasil Ltda., Defendant (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Jon Vensel Swenson, Baker Botts L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA; Christopher Donnelly, Movant, Pro se, Bellefonte, PA; Christopher Wirth, Movant, Pro se, Bellefonte, PA; Jimmy Jahar Thule, Movant, Pro se, Toms River, NJ; Jonathan Rich, Movant, Pro se, Bellefonte, CA; Ramzi Yusef, Movant, Pro se, Florence, CO; Edward Breivik, Movant, Pro se, Lawrence, NJ; Richard Reid, Movant, Pro se, Florence, CO.
For Mitsubishi Digital Electronics Americas, Inc., Interested Party (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Brent Caslin, LEAD ATTORNEY, Jenner & Block LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Michael T. Brody, PRO HAC VICE, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL; Terrence Joseph Truax, Jenner & Block LLC, Chicago, IL.
For Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc., Interested Party (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Brent Caslin, LEAD ATTORNEY, Jenner & Block LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Gabriel A. Fuentes, Jenner & Block, LLP, Chicago, IL; Michael T. Brody, PRO HAC VICE, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL; Molly McGrail Powers, Jenner And Block LLP, Chicago, IL; Shaun M. Van Horn, Jenner And Block LLP, Chicago, IL; Terrence Joseph Truax, Jenner & Block LLC, Chicago, IL.
For Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc., Interested Party (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Calvin Lee Litsey, LEAD ATTORNEY, PRO HAC VICE, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, East Palo Alto, CA; Jeffrey Scott Roberts, PRO HAC VICE, Faegre Baker Daniels, Denver, CO; Kathy L. Osborn, PRO HAC VICE, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Indianapolis, IN; Ryan M. Hurley, PRO HAC VICE, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Indianapolis, IN.
For Thomson S.A., Interested Party (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Calvin Lee Litsey, LEAD ATTORNEY, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, East Palo Alto, CA; Calvin L. Litsey, PRO HAC VICE, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, East Palo Alto, CA; Jeffrey Scott Roberts, PRO HAC VICE, Faegre Baker Daniels, Denver, CO; Kathy L. Osborn, PRO HAC VICE, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Indianapolis, IN; Ryan M. Hurley, PRO HAC VICE, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Indianapolis, IN.
For State of California, Interested Party (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Emilio Eugene Varanini, IV, LEAD ATTORNEY, State Attorney General's Office, San Francisco, CA.
For Douglas A. Kelley, as Chapter 11 Trustee for Petters Company, Inc. and related entities, and as Receiver for Petters Company, LLC and related entities, Miscellaneous (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Philip J Iovieno, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; William A. Isaacson, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Washington, DC.
For John R. Stoebner, as Chatper 7 Trustee for PBE Consumer Electronics, LLC and related entities, Miscellaneous (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Philip J Iovieno, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; William A. Isaacson, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Washington, DC.
For State of Illinois, Intervenor (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Blake Lee Harrop, LEAD ATTORNEY, Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL; Chadwick Oliver Brooker, Office of the Illinois Attorney General, Chicago, IL; Blake L. Harrop, Office of the Illinois Attorney General.
For State of Oregon, Intervenor (3:07-cv-05944-SC): Tim David Nord, Oregon Department of Justice, Salem, OR.
For Best Buy Co., Inc., Best Buy Purchasing, LLC, Best Buy Enterprise Services, Inc., Best Buy Stores, L.P., BestBuy.com, LLC, Plaintiffs (3:11-cv-05513-SC): Laura Elizabeth Nelson, LEAD ATTORNEY, Robins Kaplan Miller and Ciresi, Minneapolis, MN; David Martinez, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA; Elliot S. Kaplan, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi LLP, Minneapolis, MN; Jill Sharon Casselman, Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA; K. Craig Wildfang, PRO HAC VICE, Attorney at Law, Minneapolis, MN; Roman M. Silberfeld, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA.
For Hitachi Ltd., Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Hitachi America, Ltd., Hitachi Asia, Ltd., Hitachi Electronic Devices (USA), Inc, Beijing Matsushita Color Crt Company, LTD., Defendants (3:11-cv-05513-SC): Richard Sutton Snyder, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer U.S. LLP, Washington, DC.
For Toshiba Corporaton, Toshiba America Inc, Toshiba America Consumer Products LLC, Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Defendants (3:11-cv-05513-SC): Christopher M. Curran, PRO HAC VICE, White & Case, Washington, DC; Dana E. Foster, PRO HAC VICE, White and Case LLP, Washington, D.C., DC; Lucius Bernard Lau, White & Case LLP, Washington, DC.
For Chunghwa Picuture Tubes, Ltd, Defendant (3:11-cv-05513-SC): Joel Steven Sanders, LEAD ATTORNEY, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, San Francisco, CA; Austin Van Schwing, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, San Francisco, CA; Rachel S. Brass, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, San Francisco, CA.
Magnolia Hi-Fi, LLC, Defendant (3:11-cv-05513-SC), Pro se.
For Best Buy Co., Inc., Best Buy Purchasing LLC, Best Buy Enterprise Services, Inc., Best Buy Stores, L.P., BestBuy.com, L.L.C., Magnolia Hi-Fi, LLC, Plaintiffs (3:13-cv-05264-SC): David Martinez, LEAD ATTORNEY, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA; Elliott S. Kaplan, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi LLP, Minneapolis, MN; Jill Sharon Casselman, Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA; Laura Elizabeth Nelson, Robins Kaplan Miller and Ciresi LLP, Minneapolis, MN; Roman M. Silberfeld, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA.
For Technicolor SA, formerly known as, Thomson SA, Technicolor USA, Inc., formerly known as, Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc., Defendant (3:13-cv-05264-SC): Calvin Lee Litsey, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, East Palo Alto, CA; Kathy L. Osborn, PRO HAC VICE, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Indianapolis, IN.
For Technologies Displays Americas LLC, formerly known as, Thomson Displays Americas LLC, Defendant (3:13-cv-05264-SC): Nathan Lane, III, LEAD ATTORNEY, Squire Sanders (U.S.) LLP, San Francisco, CA.
For Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Visual Solutions America, Inc, Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc, Defendants (3:13-cv-05264-SC): Brent Caslin, Jenner & Block LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Gabriel A. Fuentes, Jenner & Block, LLP, Chicago, IL; Michael T. Brody, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL; Molly McGrail Powers, Jenner And Block LLP, Chicago, IL; Shaun M. Van Horn, Jenner And Block LLP, Chicago, IL; Terrence Joseph Truax, PRO HAC VICE, Jenner & Block LLC, Chicago, IL.
For Samsung SDI America Inc, SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD, Samsung SDI (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., Samsung SDI Mexico S.A. de C.V., Samsung SDI Brasil Ltda., Shenzen Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Tianjin Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Miscellaneous (3:13-cv-05264-SC): Tyler Mark Cunningham, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, San Francisco, CA.
For MT Picture Display Co., Ltd., Panasonic Corporation of North America, Panasonic Corporation (f/k/a Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.), Miscellaneous (3:13-cv-05264-SC): Jennifer Stewart, Winston and Strawn LLP, New York, NY.
For Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Displays, Ltd. nka Japan Display Inc., Hitachi America, Ltd., Hitachi Asia, Ltd., Hitachi Electronic Devices (USA), Inc., Miscellaneous (3:13-cv-05264-SC): James Maxwell Cooper, Kirkland and Ellis LLP, San Francisco, CA.
Samuel Conti, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.
OPINION
ORDER DENYING BEST BUY'S OBJECTIONS TO THE SPECIAL MASTER'S ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER
I. INTRODUCTION
Now before the Court is Direct Action Plaintiffs (" DAPs" ) the Best Buy entities' (" Best Buy" ) objection to the Special Master's Order (" Order" ) granting in part and denying in part Best Buy's motion for protective order. ECF No. 2689 (" Objection" ) (filed under seal). Defendants oppose Best Buy's objection, and argue the Court should deny the objection and affirm the Special Master's order. ECF No. 2685 (" Response" ). Although Best Buy requests the Court order a hearing and set a briefing schedule as permitted by Local Rule 72-2, the Court finds neither is necessary. See Civ. L.R. 72-2 (" Unless otherwise ordered by the assigned District Judge, no response need be filed and no hearing will be held concerning the motion. The District Judge may deny the motion by written order at any time . . . ." ). As a result, Best Buy's objection is ripe for disposition without oral argument. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). As set forth below, the Court AFFIRMS the Special Master and DENIES the objection.
The Best Buy entities are Best Buy Co, Inc., Best Buy Purchasing LLC, Best Buy Enterprise Services, Inc., Best Buy Stores, L.P., BestBuy.Com, LLC, and Magnolia Hi-Fi, LLC. ECF No. 2689 (" Objection" ) at 1 n.1.
On December 17, 2013 the Court appointed the Honorable Vaughn R. Walker, United States District Judge (Retired), as a Special Master to assist the Court with discovery matters. ECF No. 2272.
Best Buy previously filed an objection to the Special Master's order that exceeded the five page limit under Civil Local Rule 72-2. ECF No. 2677. After Defendants pointed out the issue, Best Buy filed an amended version. ECF No. 2689. The Court's order appointing the discovery master sets forth the procedure for objections to the Special Master's orders and incorporates the procedures (including page limits) contained in Civil Local Rule 72-2. ECF No. 2272, at 4-5. Accordingly, Best Buy's earlier objection is STRICKEN except for the accompanying Declaration of David Martinez and exhibits containing the record necessary for the Court's review of the Special Master's order. ECF No. 2677-1 (filed under seal).
II. BACKGROUND
The parties are familiar with the factual and procedural background of the case, so an exhaustive review is unnecessary. The facts relevant to the motion are set forth below. Defendants are allegedly manufacturers of cathode ray tubes (" CRTs" ) and, in some cases, of finished products as well. Best Buy, along with the other DAPs, alleges that Defendants conspired to fix prices for CRTs. The DAPs do not allege that Defendants conspired to fix the prices of products containing CRTs. Each DAP alleges that it bought at least one CRT product from a defendant or an entity owned or operated by a defendant.
On May 16, 2014, Best Buy filed a motion for a protective order barring discovery into Best Buy's competitive intelligence practices before the Special Master. ECF No. 2677-1 (" Martinez Decl." ) Ex. 1 (" Mot." ) at 1 (filed under seal). The competitive intelligence practices are a part of Best Buy's broader price match guarantee program, by which Best Buy agrees to match any lower prices offered by their competitors. Mot. at 2. These practices amount to: (1) contacting competitors to confirm customers' pricing, (2) monitoring competitor advertisements and other records publicly displaying pricing information, and (3) subscribing to industry analyst reports and attending analyst calls. Id.
Defendants seek two forms of discovery into Best Buy's competitive intelligence practices. First, they seek to depose Best Buy's Rule 30(b)(6) designee regarding Best Buy's:
[P]ractices, policies and procedures concerning Your market monitoring activities for CRT Finished Products including, but not limited to the following: (a) Your competitive intelligence activities; (b) Your use of third-party data sources and market share/data analyses; and (c) Your knowledge, use and tracking of Your competitor's [sic] pricing for CRT Finished Products during the Relevant Time Period . . . .
Objection at 2-3. Second, Defendants propounded two interrogatories also seeking information regarding the competitive intelligence practices, including (1) the participation of Best Buy's executives in the competitive intelligence practices or other market monitoring activities, and (2) Best Buy's " executives', employees', or agents' participation in any meetings with [Best Buy's] competitors." Id. at 3.
In the briefing before the Special Master, Best Buy argued that the information sought in these requests was irrelevant under Supreme Court precedent and subsequent case law, and, even if relevant, the burden of ordering discovery outweighed any potential benefit. Mot. at 4-9. Defendants disagreed, arguing that the information sought was both relevant and discoverable. Martinez Decl. Ex. 2 (" Opp'n" ) at 2 (filed under seal). After a telephone conference on June 23, 2014 at which both Best Buy and Defendants' counsel were heard, the Special Master issued an order denying Best Buy's motion as to the Rule 30(b)(6) deposition and granting a protective order as to the interrogatories. On July 7, 2014, Best Buy filed an objection with the Court seeking review of the Special Master's order. ECF No. 2677.
III. LEGAL STANDARDS
A. Review of Orders by the Special Master
The Court reviews the Special Master's factual findings for clear error, his legal conclusions de novo, and his procedural decisions for abuse of discretion. Fed.R.Civ.P. 53(f)(3)-(5); ECF No. 302 (appointing the initial special master).
B. Motion for Protective Order
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c) permits the Court, upon a showing of good cause, to " issue an order to protect a party or person from annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, or undue burden or expense." The Court must undertake a two-step inquiry in deciding whether the information sought is discoverable. First, the Court must determine if the material sought is " relevant to any party's claim or defense." Id. at (b)(1). Such evidence need not be clearly admissible at trial so long as the request is " reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence." Id. Second, the Court must weigh the burden of the discovery sought against its likely benefit. Id. at (b)(2)(C)(iii).
IV. DISCUSSION
While Best Buy's objection dices the issues differently, their objection challenges the Special Master's answers to two key questions. First, is evidence of how Best Buy's competitive intelligence practices function relevant, particularly given the Supreme Court's decision in Kiefer-Stewart Co. v. Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc., 340 U.S. 211, 71 S.Ct. 259, 95 L.Ed. 219 (1951) and subsequent case law? Second, if such evidence is relevant, does the burden of discovery outweigh its likely benefit? The Court reviews the Special Master's decisions on both questions de novo.
A. Relevance of the Competitive Intelligence Program
First, Best Buy argues, citing the Supreme Court's decision in Kiefer-Stewart and subsequent cases, that the evidence sought is irrelevant because " [i]t is black letter law that evidence of an antitrust plaintiff's own conduct is irrelevant and cannot excuse the defendants' conspiratorial conduct." Mot. at 5 (citing Perma Life Mufflers v. Int'l Parts Corp., 392 U.S. 134, 139-40, 88 S.Ct. 1981, 20 L.Ed.2d 982 (1968); Kiefer-Stewart, 340 U.S. at 214, overruled on other grounds, Copperweld Corp. v. Independence Tube Corp., 467 U.S. 752, 781-82, 104 S.Ct. 2731, 81 L.Ed.2d 628 (1984); Memorex Corp. v. IBM Corp., 555 F.2d 1379, 1381-82 (9th Cir. 1977); Wilk v. Am. Med. Ass'n, 719 F.2d 207, 232 (7th Cir. 1983)). Anticipating some of Defendants' arguments in opposition, Best Buy cites cases from other district courts rejecting several arguments as to the relevance of a plaintiff's communications with third parties or sales practices. See, e.g., In re Polyester Staple Antitrust Litig., No. 3:03CV1516, 2005 WL 6457181, at *4 (W.D.N.C. May 9, 2005) (rejecting relevance argument based on the need to " rebut any inference that communication amongst competitors necessarily means the parties are engaging in an illegal conspiracy" ); In re Auto. Refinishing Paint Antitrust Litig., No. MDL 1426, 2006 WL 1479819, at *8 (E.D. Pa. May 26, 2006) (casting aside the contention that discovery might show, inter alia, the highly competitive nature of the relevant industry, and the prices that " Defendants may have charged in a 'but for' world" ); In re Aspartame Antitrust Litig., No. 2:06-CV-1732-LDD, 2008 WL 2275528, at *4 (E.D. Pa. Apr. 8, 2008) (denying a motion to compel as to plaintiffs' communications with third parties despite the argument such communications were relevant to show " buying power, market position and demand elasticity" ). Finally, Best Buy argues that the policy concerns underlying the antitrust laws would be undermined by permitting discovery into downstream activities. Mot. at 7 (citing Meijer, Inc. v. Abbott Labs., 251 F.R.D. 431, 433-34 (N.D. Cal. 2008)).
In opposition, Defendants offer three reasons why the discovery they seek is relevant. First, Defendants argue that discovery into the competitive intelligence program is relevant because it shows how Best Buy and their competitors priced their products. Opp'n at 2. This is likely to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence here, Defendants contend, because the indirect purchaser plaintiffs (" IPPs" ) claim that Best Buy and other retailers passed on 100 percent of the conspiratorial CRT overcharges and because Best Buy is likely to be an important third-party witness in the IPPs' case. Id. Second, Defendants claim that discovery into the competitive intelligence program is relevant to Best Buy's ability to show injury-in-fact. Id. at 10-11. Finally, Defendants contend that the discovery sought is relevant as it will enable them to rebut charges by Best Buy (or other plaintiffs) that competitor contacts and price monitoring is indicative of a conspiracy. Id. at 11-13. In support of these arguments Defendants rely principally on two cases. First, they cite to Judge Illston's orders, also involving Best Buy's competitive intelligence practices, in the In re TFT-LCD Flat Panel Antitrust Litigation, No. 07-MD-1827 (N.D. Cal.). In the TFT cases, Best Buy submitted to discovery on their competitive intelligence practices, the Court denied a motion in limine to exclude evidence obtained regarding those practices, and the evidence was admitted in both the direct purchaser trial and individual opt-out trials. Opp'n at 11-12, n.38 (citing 07-MD-1827 (N.D. Cal.) ECF Nos. 5776, 8298). Second, Defendants argue that In re Urethane Antitrust Litigation, No. 04-MD-1616-JWL, 2010 WL 5287675 (D. Kan. Dec. 17, 2010) is " precisely on point." Opp'n at 12. In Urethane, the Magistrate Judge granted a motion to compel responses to discovery requests seeking information related to plaintiffs' communications with competitors, finding that the information sought was potentially relevant to " refute plaintiffs' claims that similar conduct by defendants is indicative of collusion." Id. at *5; see also In re Urethane Antitrust Litig., No. 04-1616-JWL, 2011 WL 1327988, at *5-6 (D. Kan. Apr. 5, 2011) (affirming the Magistrate's decision).
In his order, the Special Master rejected Best Buy's argument that the discovery sought was irrelevant. Specifically, the Special Master found that:
Discovery directed to the settling of prices for finished products charged by Best Buy and other retailers could well lead to discovery of relevant evidence concerning the extent to which, if at all, alleged overcharges were passed on by Best Buy and/or by entities above Best Buy in the distribution channels for products containing CRTs as well as both the fact of damages and their amounts, if any.
Order at 1. In doing so, the Special Master disagreed with Best Buy's reliance on Kiefer-Stewart and other cases discussing discovery into an antitrust plaintiff's practices and competitor contacts. Id. Nonetheless, the Special Master did remark that subpart (g) of Interrogatory No. 16, which requests Best Buy identify its " executives', employees' and agents' participation in any meetings with" competitors, " seems foreclosed by the Keifer-Stewart line of cases." Id. at 2.
The Court agrees with the Special Master in every relevant respect. Here, the discovery sought is relevant for three reasons.
The Court does question the Special Master's conclusion that the type of inquiry in Interrogatory No. 16(g) would be barred by the Kiefer-Stewart line of cases. The Court would agree with this view were it to find, as it seems the Special Master did, that discovery into Best Buy's competitive intelligence practices is relevant only as to the issues of pass-through and damages. However the Court goes a step further than the Special Master and finds that the discovery sought by Defendants is also relevant to rebut any charges that competitive contacts and price monitoring are circumstantial evidence of an illegal conspiracy. See Urethane, 2011 WL 1327988, at *6. Nonetheless, as discussed infra, the Court concurs with the Special Master's weighing of the burdens and benefits of Defendant's interrogatories. Therefore, the Special Master's decision granting in part and denying in part the motion need not be disturbed.
First, the Court concurs with the Special Master's conclusion that Kiefer-Stewart and its progeny do not bar all discovery into an antitrust plaintiff's activities. Specifically, Kiefer-Stewart concluded that antitrust violations by a plaintiff cannot immunize defendants from liability for their own violations. 340 U.S. at 214. While the subsequent cases cited by Best Buy apply various aspects of that principle to the discovery context, Best Buy has not offered any support for the blanket contention that an antitrust plaintiff's activities are always irrelevant and outside the scope of discovery. To the contrary, as one of Best Buy's cases concluded, information about plaintiffs' activities is relevant in cases, such as this one, where the amount of any pass-through to indirect purchasers is likely to be an issue. See, e.g., Polyester Staple, 2005 WL 6457181, at *4-5 (concluding that discovery into downstream activities by plaintiffs was potentially relevant to the amount of any pass-through). Simply because Defendants cannot claim that Best Buy's activities immunize them from liability does not mean the information sought cannot be relevant for other purposes. Second, and relatedly, Best Buy's argument that " the policy precluding discovery into an antitrust plaintiff's conduct bars Defendants' discovery irrespective of any relevance" also fails. Objection at 4. It may be true that the policy underlying the antitrust laws militates against permitting broad discovery against antitrust plaintiffs where, for instance, the discovery sought would simply enable the defendant to shift attention away from an otherwise illegal and actionable scheme or assert an improper pass-on defense. However such a policy is not implicated in this case. Unlike the situation at issue in the cases cited by Best Buy, here discovery about the downstream pricing activities of Best Buy is not being sought to allege a price fixing conspiracy by Best Buy. Accordingly, permitting discovery here does not run the risk of chilling private enforcement of the antitrust laws, as in the cases offered by Best Buy. See, e.g., Perma Life Mufflers, 392 U.S. at 139-40; Meijer, 251 F.R.D. at 433-34. Instead, Defendants are seeking the instant discovery because it is directly relevant to the question of how, and in what amount, any potential overcharges were passed through to other plaintiffs.
Best Buy dedicates much of its reply brief and objection to two remaining points. First, Best Buy contends that discovery into the results of the competitive intelligence practices, which they concede might be relevant, would simply be duplicative given the extent of previous discovery on pass-through. Second, Best Buy argues that the court should distinguish between this allegedly completed discovery on pass-through and discovery into " how Best Buy obtained competitor information," which they argue is wholly irrelevant. The Court is unmoved. First, Best Buy's complaints about having already submitted to discovery into its pricing practices and their relevance to the pass-through issue go to the Court's weighing of the benefits and burdens of discovery -- not to the relevance issue. Second, even if the distinction between the pass-through itself and " how" the competitive intelligence program works were a meaningful one, that distinction would only undermine Defendants' arguments as to pass-through and damages. Evidence of how the competitive intelligence program operates might still be admissible (or at least lead to the discovery of admissible evidence) at trial to rebut allegations that competitor contacts and price monitoring are indicative of the existence of a conspiracy as they were in TFT. See also Urethane, 2011 WL 1327988, at *6.
As a result the Court concurs with the Special Master's findings as to the relevance of the discovery sought here. The discovery sought by Defendants is relevant to the issues of pass-through, injury, and to rebut any argument that competitor communications and price monitoring are indicative of an improper conspiracy.
B. Weighing the Burdens and Benefits of Discovery
Next, the Court must weigh the burden of discovery against its likely benefits. Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(b)(2)(C)(iii). In doing so, the Court considers " the needs of the case, the amount in controversy, the parties' resources, the importance of the issues at stake in the action, and the importance of discovery in resolving those issues." Id.
In Best Buy's briefing before the Special Master, it argued that because it has already submitted to prior discovery on the issue of pass-through and competitive contacts, the burden of discovery is greater than its likely benefit. Specifically, Best Buy points to a 2012 document production and prior 30(b)(6) deposition involving information relevant to Best Buy's pricing and " the competitive landscape," as rendering the current requests duplicative and burdensome. Mot. at 2-3. Further, they complain that the 30(b)(6) deposition at issue involves 26 topics, including " dozens of sub-topics." Id. at 9. Defendants counter, noting the enormous financial stakes in this case, and contending that Best Buy mischaracterized the extent of discovery already taken in this case. Opp'n at 2-3, 14. Specifically, they note that " [t]here is nothing extraordinary or burdensome about requiring a corporate plaintiff to submit to a deposition, even if it involves multiple days or deponents, particularly where, as here, a discovery protocol explicitly allows just such a scenario." Id. at 14. Furthermore, Best Buy complains that in the time since the Special Master's order, Defendants have noticed four more depositions which they apparently intend to take between now and September 5, 2014. Objection at 3.
The Special Master concluded that while the burden of responding to Defendants' interrogatories outweighed the benefits, the same was not true with regard to the 30(b)(6) deposition. The Court agrees. First, and most importantly, as the Court has already concluded, the discovery sought here is relevant and important not just to parties' claims or defenses, but to one of the most central remaining issues in the litigation -- the question of pass-through. Given the centrality of this issue to the case, the Court is loath to deny discovery on the issue to any party. Second, as mentioned above, the amount in controversy in this case is enormous, and, as in any complex multidistrict litigation, the parties have all submitted to and propounded extensive discovery. Third, the parties are all sophisticated, well-advised by able (and expensive) lawyers, and certainly not lacking in resources.
Finally, additional factors convince the Court that the Special Master appropriately weighed the burden of discovery. First, the objected deposition topic on the competitive intelligence program is only one of 26 topics to be covered at the 30(b)(6) deposition -- the remainder of which Best Buy does not object to. Furthermore, as Defendants state (and Best Buy does not dispute), the parties understood that Defendants would take further 30(b)(6) deposition testimony once Best Buy completed document discovery. Particularly when compared to the level of detail required by Interrogatories Nos. 16 and 17, examination on this issue in a 30(b)(6) deposition would entail significantly less expenditure of time, money, and effort. Further militating in favor of the deposition and against the interrogatories, the Court shares the Special Master's concern that requiring answers to the interrogatories may require Best Buy to go through a lengthy and expensive process of reviewing its competitive intelligence program's records to identify what may well be a large number of individuals who participated in the program. It seems unlikely that this inquiry, if completed would lead to the discovery of significant evidence above that gained in the 30(b)(6) deposition.
IV. CONCLUSION
As a result, the Court AFFIRMS the Special Master's order granting in part and denying in part Best Buy's motion for a protective order and DENIES Best Buy's objection.
IT IS SO ORDERED.