Samsung, Others Told To Produce Docs In LCD Suits

Law360, New York (September 17, 2009) -- A federal magistrate judge has ordered a number of overseas electronics firms, including Samsung Electronics and Sharp Corp., to hand over worldwide sales information on liquid crystal display panels in a group of multibillion-dollar patent infringement suits brought by privately held optical systems firm Anvik Corp.

Magistrate Judge Lisa Margaret Smith's order, issued Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, overruled several defendants' objections in the cases, which accuses the...