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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 CompaniesTotal Penalty $Number of Records
Samsung$1,399,378,04113
Microsoft$1,270,000,0003
Altria$1,215,600,0003
Exxon Mobil$1,075,000,0001
LG$944,000,0007
Marsh & McLennan$919,000,0002
Dow Inc.$835,000,0001
American International Group$819,000,0001
Yazaki$758,080,0003
BNP Paribas$751,333,3333

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CompanyCurrent ParentCurrent Parent Industry sort iconPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount
Henry Schein, Inc.Henry Scheinwholesalersprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$38,500,000
Patterson Companies, Inc.Pattersonwholesalersprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$28,300,000
Duke Energy Trading and Marketing, L.L.C.Duke Energyutilities and power generationprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003CFTC$28,000,000
ABB Middle East & Africa Participations AGABB Ltd.utilities and power generationprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2001DOJ_ANTITRUST$53,000,000
Sempra Energy CorporationSempra Energyutilities and power generationprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006NV-AG$30,000,000
Duke EnergyDuke Energyutilities and power generationprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$80,875,000
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.British American Tobaccotobaccoprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003private lawsuit-federal$69,600,000
Lorillard Tobacco Co.British American Tobaccotobaccoprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003private lawsuit-federal$69,600,000
Philip Morris USA Inc.Altriatobaccoprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003private lawsuit-federal$69,600,000
R.J. Reynolds TobaccoBritish American Tobaccotobaccoprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005private lawsuit-federal$33,000,000
U.S. Tobacco Co.Altriatobaccoprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2002private lawsuit-federal$1,050,000,000
UST Inc.Altriatobaccoprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008private lawsuit-state$96,000,000
Cablevision Systems CorporationAltice USA Inc.telecommunicationsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$179,000,000
Comcast CorporationComcasttelecommunicationsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$50,000,000
Royal Ahold N.V.Ahold Delhaizeretailingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$297,000,000
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Walmartretailingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012private lawsuit-federal$27,250,000
Akzo Nobel Chemicals International B.V.Carlyle Groupprivate equity (including portfolio companies)price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006DOJ_ANTITRUST$32,000,000
Bain CapitalBain Capitalprivate equity (including portfolio companies)price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$54,000,000
Blackstone Group L.P.Blackstoneprivate equity (including portfolio companies)price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$108,333,333
Carlyle GroupCarlyle Groupprivate equity (including portfolio companies)price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$115,000,000
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.KKR & Co.private equity (including portfolio companies)price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$108,333,333
TPG Capital, L.P.TPG Capitalprivate equity (including portfolio companies)price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$108,333,333
Cox Media GroupApollo Global Managementprivate equity (including portfolio companies)price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2023private lawsuit-federal$37,000,000
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.Energy Transferpipelinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009FERC$30,000,000
Bristol-Myers SquibbBristol-Myers Squibbpharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003MULTI-AG$55,000,000
Hoffman-LaRocheRochepharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2000MULTI-AG$142,494,000
Hoffman-LaRocheRochepharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2000CA-AG$47,498,000
CSL LimitedCSL Limitedpharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$64,000,000
E. Merck KGMerck KGaA (EMD)pharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2002private lawsuit-federal$50,000,000
Hoechst AGSanofipharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2000private lawsuit-federal$37,000,000
Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc.Sanofipharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-state$50,000,000
Hoffmann-La RocheRochepharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2000private lawsuit-federal$130,000,000
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc.Johnson & Johnsonpharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$55,000,000
Merck & Co.Merckpharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$60,200,000
Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc.Johnson & Johnsonpharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$35,000,000
Organon Inc.Organon & Co.pharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005private lawsuit-federal$75,000,000
Sandoz Inc.Sandoz Grouppharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$85,000,000
Sanofi Pasteur Inc.Sanofipharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$61,500,000
Indivior Inc.Indivior PLCpharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2023private lawsuit-federal$30,000,000
International PaperInternational Paperpaper and packagingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$354,000,000
International Paper Co.International Paperpaper and packagingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004private lawsuit-federal$31,000,000
Packaging Corporation of AmericaPackaging Corporation of Americapaper and packagingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004private lawsuit-federal$34,000,000
Smurfit Stone Container CorporationWestRockpaper and packagingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004private lawsuit-federal$92,500,000
BP Products North America Inc.BPoil and gasprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007CFTC$303,000,000
GS Caltex CorporationGS Caltexoil and gasprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018DOJ_ANTITRUST$57,500,000
S-Oil CorporationSaudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco)oil and gasprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019DOJ_ANTITRUST$43,580,000
Chesapeake Energy Corp.Chesapeake Energyoil and gasprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015MI-AG$25,000,000
GS Caltex CorporationGS Caltexoil and gasprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019DOJ_ANTITRUST$46,669,672
BP America Inc.BPoil and gasprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009private lawsuit-federal$52,000,000
Exxon CorporationExxon Mobiloil and gasprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-federal$1,075,000,000
Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc.Toyotamotor vehiclesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012private lawsuit-federal$35,000,000
Sotheby's Holdings Inc.Sotheby'smiscellaneous servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2000DOJ_ANTITRUST$45,000,000
Polar Air Cargo LLCAtlas Air Worldwidemiscellaneous servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$100,000,000
Sotheby's Inc.Sotheby'smiscellaneous servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2001private lawsuit-federal$256,000,000
Corning International Kabushiki KaishaCorning Inc.miscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016DOJ_ANTITRUST$66,500,000
Embraco North AmericaNidec Groupmiscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010DOJ_ANTITRUST$91,800,000
3M Company3M Companymiscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007private lawsuit-federal$39,750,000
3M Company3M Companymiscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-federal$28,800,000
Carpenter Co.Carpenter Companymiscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$108,000,000
Carpenter Co.Carpenter Companymiscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$63,500,000
Corning Inc.Corning Inc.miscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$26,600,000
Embraco North America, Inc.Nidec Groupmiscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$30,000,000
Hillenbrand Industries Inc.Hillenbrandmiscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-federal$316,000,000
De Beers GroupAnglo American PLCmining and mineralsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008private lawsuit-federal$295,000,000
ArcelorMittal S.A.ArcelorMittalmetalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$90,000,000
United States Steel CorporationUnited States Steelmetalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$58,000,000
Baxter International Inc.Baxter Internationalmedical equipment and suppliesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$64,000,000
Becton Dickinson & Company, Inc.Becton Dickinsonmedical equipment and suppliesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal$45,000,000
Penguin Group (USA) Inc.Bertelsmannmediaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014MULTI-AG$90,000,000
News Corp.News Corp.mediaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$244,000,000
Sirius XM Radio Inc.Liberty Mediamediaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$180,000,000
MicrosoftMicrosoftinformation technologyprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009MS-AG$100,000,000
MicrosoftMicrosoftinformation technologyprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012CA-MULTI$70,000,000
Microsoft CorporationMicrosoftinformation technologyprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-state$1,100,000,000
NEC Electronics America Inc.NEC Corp.information technologyprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007private lawsuit-federal$35,960,000
GoogleAlphabet Inc.information technologyprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2024private lawsuit-federal$90,000,000
NSK Ltd.NSKindustrial equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013DOJ_ANTITRUST$68,200,000
NSK Ltd.NSKindustrial equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$26,220,000
Masco CorporationMascohousewares and home furnishingsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012private lawsuit-federal$75,000,000
Mohawk Industries, Inc.Mohawk Industrieshousewares and home furnishingsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$98,000,000
Hyundai Oilbank Co. Ltd.Hyundai Heavy Industriesheavy equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019DOJ_ANTITRUST$83,100,000
Sutter HealthSutter Healthhealthcare servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019CA-AG$575,000,000
Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute LLCFlorida Cancer Specialistshealthcare servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020DOJ_ANTITRUST$100,000,000
Humana Inc.Humanahealthcare servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003private lawsuit-federal$100,000,000
United Healthcare of Ohio Inc.UnitedHealth Grouphealthcare servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009private lawsuit-federal$46,250,000
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line)Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line)freight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014DOJ_ANTITRUST$59,400,000
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K-Line)Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K Line)freight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014DOJ_ANTITRUST$67,700,000
Horizon Lines LLCMatsonfreight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011DOJ_ANTITRUST$45,000,000
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics ASWallenius Wilhelmsen Logisticsfreight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016DOJ_ANTITRUST$98,900,000
Odfjell Seachem ASOdfjellfreight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003DOJ_ANTITRUST$42,500,000
Cargolux Airlines International S.A.Cargolux Airlines International S.A.freight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009USAO$119,000,000
Cargolux Airlines International S.A.Cargolux Airlines International S.A.freight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$35,100,000
Deutsche Post AGDeutsche Postfreight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$53,000,000
Kuehne + Nagel International AGKuehne & Nagelfreight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal$28,000,000
Panalpina, Inc.DSVfreight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$35,000,000
United Parcel Service, Inc.United Parcel Servicefreight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$25,000,000
Bumble Bee Foods LLCFCF Co.food productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017DOJ_ANTITRUST$25,000,000
StarKist Co.Dongwon Groupfood productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019DOJ_ANTITRUST$100,000,000
Pilgrim's Pride CorporationJBSfood productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2021DOJ_ANTITRUST$107,923,572
Sanderson Farms Inc.Wayne-Sanderson Farmsfood productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022DOJ_ANTITRUST$38,300,000
Wayne Farms LLCWayne-Sanderson Farmsfood productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022DOJ_ANTITRUST$31,500,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.