Meade Instruments controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2019
Consumer-telescope price-fixing verdict
A federal jury found Ningbo Sunny and Meade liable for suppressing competition and fixing prices in the U.S. consumer-telescope market. Orion Telescopes & Binoculars was awarded $16.8 million in damages, according to the referenced account.
2006
Ritchey–Chrétien optical-design advertising lawsuit
Star Instruments, RC Optical Systems, and others sued Meade over the marketing of RCX400 and LX200R telescopes as Ritchey–Chrétien systems. The dispute alleged that the products did not use the claimed optical configuration. The matter was settled in 2008, with the affected products renamed and Meade making a payment described in reporting as small.
2006
Stock-option backdating class action
A class-action complaint alleged that Meade had misrepresented or omitted information concerning the backdating of stock-option grants to two officers. The case reached a settlement in December 2007.