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Violation Tracker Summary for Mega-Scandal
Mega-Scandal: Price Fixing
Description: This list shows cases in which companies paid penalties of $25 million or more in cases related to illegal conspiracies to fix the price of various goods and services.
Penalty Total since 2000: $43,560,101,570
Number of Penalty Records: 426
Note: The totals here are adjusted to account for the fact that each current parent's entries may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. They are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the individual records list below.
| Top 10 Current Parent Companies | Total Penalty $ | Number of Records |
| Samsung | $1,399,378,041 | 13 |
| Microsoft | $1,270,000,000 | 3 |
| Altria | $1,215,600,000 | 3 |
| Exxon Mobil | $1,075,000,000 | 1 |
| LG | $944,000,000 | 7 |
| Marsh & McLennan | $919,000,000 | 2 |
| Dow Inc. | $835,000,000 | 1 |
| American International Group | $819,000,000 | 1 |
| Yazaki | $758,080,000 | 3 |
| BNP Paribas | $751,333,333 | 3 |
Individual Penalty Records:
Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case. Click on the current parent name to reach the summary page for that parent company.
| Company | Current Parent | Current Parent Industry | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency  | Penalty Amount |
| Toys R Us | | | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $35,500,000 |
| TPG Capital, L.P. | TPG Capital | private equity (including portfolio companies) | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $108,333,333 |
| TYC Brother Industrial Co. Ltd. | | | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $25,000,000 |
| Tyson Foods Inc. | Tyson Foods | food products | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $99,000,000 |
| U.S. Tobacco Co. | Altria | tobacco | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2002 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,050,000,000 |
| UBS AG | UBS | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $32,000,000 |
| UBS Group AG | UBS | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $155,333,333 |
| United Healthcare of Ohio Inc. | UnitedHealth Group | healthcare services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2009 | private lawsuit-federal | $46,250,000 |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. | United Parcel Service | freight and logistics | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $25,000,000 |
| United States Steel Corporation | United States Steel | metals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $58,000,000 |
| USG Corporation | Knauf | building materials | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $39,250,000 |
| UST Inc. | Altria | tobacco | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2008 | private lawsuit-state | $96,000,000 |
| Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd | Virgin Group | diversified | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal | $68,000,000 |
| Visa USA | Visa | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2009 | private lawsuit-federal | $100,000,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | Walmart | retailing | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2012 | private lawsuit-federal | $27,250,000 |
| Wells Fargo | Wells Fargo | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $35,000,000 |
| Woodbridge Foam Corporation | | | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $50,000,000 |
| Yazaki Corporation | Yazaki | automotive parts | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $212,080,000 |
| Yazaki Corporation | Yazaki | automotive parts | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $76,000,000 |
| Smithfield Foods Inc. | WH Group | food products | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $75,000,000 |
| Smithfield Foods Inc. | WH Group | food products | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $75,000,000 |
| Varsity Brands LLC | | | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $43,500,000 |
| JBS USA Food Co. | JBS | food products | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $25,000,000 |
| Google | Alphabet Inc. | information technology | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2024 | private lawsuit-federal | $90,000,000 |
| Cox Media Group | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $37,000,000 |
| Indivior Inc. | Indivior PLC | pharmaceuticals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $30,000,000 |
