Labaton Sucharow LLP serves as Co-Lead Counsel in this lawsuit filed on behalf of a proposed class of Plaintiffs who purchased aftermarket automotive lighting products directly from Defendants, three Taiwanese manufacturers and their wholly-owned United States distributors.

Plaintiffs allege that Defendants unlawfully conspired to fix the prices of and allocate the market for aftermarket automotive lights in the United States between January 2004 and the present. The action is pending before the Honorable George H. Wu in the Central District of California.

Subsequent to the filing of this case, the United States Department of Justice commenced a criminal grand jury investigation, which is proceeding in the Northern District of California. In April 2009, the Court ordered a six-month stay of certain discovery to facilitate the government’s criminal investigation. On May 22, 2009, all of the Defendants filed answers to Plaintiffs’ complaint. Discovery not covered by the Court’s stay is underway.