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LG prevails as South Korean court upholds LCD cartel liability against Taiwan makers

By Jenny Lee ( January 16, 2026, 08:34 GMT | Insight) -- LG Electronics won again in its long-running damages suit against Taiwanese LCD panel makers AUO, formerly AU Optronics, and HannStar Display, with an appeals court this week ordering the suppliers to pay about 28.3 billion won ($19.2 million) in damages, plus years of accumulated late-payment interest, over a price-fixing cartel that the court found inflated thin-film-transistor LCD panel prices.LG Electronics won again in its long-running damages suit against Taiwanese LCD panel makers AUO, formerly AU Optronics, and HannStar Display, with an appeals court this week ordering the suppliers to pay about 28.3 billion won ($19.2 million) in damages, plus years of accumulated late-payment interest, over a price-fixing cartel that the court found inflated thin-film-transistor LCD panel prices....

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