According to Schneiderman, the seven companies -- Samsung, Sharp, Chimei Innolux, Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Epson Imaging Devices, HannStar Display and Hitachi Displays -- agreed to pay over $538 million to settle antitrust claims brought on behalf of consumers and government entities. The settlement calls for Samsung to pay $240 million, Sharp to pay $115.5 million, Chimei to pay $110.3 million, Hitachi to pay $38.9 million, HannStar to pay $25.6 million, Chunghwa to pay $5.3 million and Epson to pay $2.8 million. Five of the companies agreed to pay an additional $14 million to settle civil fines and penalties, according to the New York state attorney general. "This price-fixing scheme manipulated the playing field for businesses that abide by the rules, and left consumers to pay artificially higher costs for televisions, computers and other electronics," Schneiderman said.