Toshiba says it anticipates not stumping up the recently imposed $87 million (€71 million) fine for price fixing after other defendants in the case paid settlements that exceed the sum.
A San-Francisco jury found the Japanese electronics giant
guilty of conspiring with vendors to keep the cost of
LCDs artificially high.
Toshiba was found liable to manufacturers
for $17 million and to consumers for $70 million
with the cost of overcharging tripled by US antitrust laws.
Seven LCD manufacturers agreed to settle the case in
Decmber while Toshibe and two other LCD makers denied
any wrongdoing. Toshiba says it will still work to clear
its name despite not anticipating having to pay the multi-million dollar fine.