Elizabeth Pritzker and Pritzker Levine served on the court-appointed Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee, representing direct purchasers in a multi-district antitrust class action alleging price-fixing by the major manufacturers of lithium ion rechargeable batteries. Direct purchaser plaintiffs secured over $70 million in settlements. Northern District of California Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers granted final settlement approval on May 8, 2018.