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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

Individual Penalty Records:

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CompanyCurrent Parent sort iconCurrent Parent IndustryPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount
Michael Foods Inc.Post Holdingsfood productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$75,000,000
Patterson Companies, Inc.Pattersonwholesalersprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$28,300,000
Panasonic Corp.Panasonicelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013DOJ_ANTITRUST$56,500,000
Panasonic Corp.Panasonicelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010DOJ_ANTITRUST$49,100,000
Panasonic Corp.Panasonicelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$45,000,000
Panasonic Corp.Panasonicelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$66,252,885
Panasonic Corp.Panasonicelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$42,500,000
Packaging Corporation of AmericaPackaging Corporation of Americapaper and packagingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004private lawsuit-federal$34,000,000
Organon Inc.Organon & Co.pharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005private lawsuit-federal$75,000,000
Odfjell Seachem ASOdfjellfreight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003DOJ_ANTITRUST$42,500,000
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.Nutrien Ltd.chemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal$43,750,000
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
Nishikawa Rubber Co. Ltd.Nishikawa Rubberautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016DOJ_ANTITRUST$130,000,000
Nishikawa Rubber Co.Nishikawa Rubberautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$37,620,000
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line)Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line)freight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014DOJ_ANTITRUST$59,400,000
Nippon Chemi-ConNippon Chemi-Con Corp.electrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018DOJ_ANTITRUST$60,000,000
Nippon Chemi-Con Corp.Nippon Chemi-Con Corp.electrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2023private lawsuit-federal$160,000,000
Takata Corp.Ningbo Joyson Electronicautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013DOJ_ANTITRUST$71,300,000
TK Holdings TrustNingbo Joyson Electronicautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$84,000,000
TK Holdings TrustNingbo Joyson Electronicautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$53,200,000
Embraco North AmericaNidec Groupmiscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010DOJ_ANTITRUST$91,800,000
Embraco North America, Inc.Nidec Groupmiscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$30,000,000
Nichicon CorporationNichicon Corporationelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017DOJ_ANTITRUST$54,600,000
Nichicon CorporationNichicon Corporationelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$90,000,000
NHK Spring Co. Ltd.NHK Springautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019DOJ_ANTITRUST$28,500,000
NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd.NGK Spark Plugautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014DOJ_ANTITRUST$52,100,000
NGK Insulators Ltd.NGK Insulatorsautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015DOJ_ANTITRUST$65,300,000
News Corp.News Corp.mediaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$244,000,000
NEC Electronics America Inc.NEC Corp.information technologyprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007private lawsuit-federal$35,960,000
Royal Bank of Scotland plcNatWest Group PLCfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017CFTC$85,000,000
Royal Bank of Scotland GroupPLCNatWest Group PLCfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
Mosaic Co.Mosaic Co.chemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal$43,750,000
Morgan StanleyMorgan Stanleyfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
Mohawk Industries, Inc.Mohawk Industrieshousewares and home furnishingsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$98,000,000
Mitsui & Co.Mitsuidiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005private lawsuit-federal$53,000,000
Mitsui & Co.Mitsuidiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2002private lawsuit-federal$35,666,666
Mitsubishi Electric CorporationMitsubishi Electricelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013DOJ_ANTITRUST$190,000,000
Mitsubishi ElectricMitsubishi Electricelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$64,229,268
Mitsubishi Electric CorporationMitsubishi Electricelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$75,000,000
Mitsubishi CorporationMitsubishi Corporationdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2001DOJ_ANTITRUST$134,000,000
Mitsubishi Corp.Mitsubishi Corporationdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003private lawsuit-federal$45,000,000
Tanabe Seiyaku Co. Ltd.Mitsubishi Chemicalchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004private lawsuit-federal$45,000,000
Mitsuba CorporationMitsubaautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013DOJ_ANTITRUST$135,000,000
MITSUBA CorporationMitsubaautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$72,200,000
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
Elpida Memory Inc.Micron Technologyelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006DOJ_ANTITRUST$84,000,000
Micron Technology, Inc.Micron Technologyelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010MULTI-AG$66,774,984
Micron Technology Inc.Micron Technologyelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$66,774,984
Micron Technology Inc.Micron Technologyelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007private lawsuit-federal$90,537,000
E. Merck KGMerck KGaA (EMD)pharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2002private lawsuit-federal$50,000,000
Merck & Co.Merckpharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$60,200,000
Horizon Lines LLCMatsonfreight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011DOJ_ANTITRUST$45,000,000
MasterCard Inc.MasterCardfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009private lawsuit-federal$72,480,000
Masonite CorporationMasonite Internationalbuilding materialsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2021private lawsuit-federal$30,800,000
Masco CorporationMascohousewares and home furnishingsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012private lawsuit-federal$75,000,000
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.Marsh & McLennanfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005MULTI-AG$850,000,000
Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.Marsh & McLennanfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009private lawsuit-federal$69,000,000
Lufthansa AGLufthansaairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009private lawsuit-federal$85,000,000
Louisiana-Pacific CorporationLouisiana-Pacific Corp.building materialsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008private lawsuit-federal$44,500,000
Lonza AGLonzachemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004private lawsuit-federal$27,240,000
Sirius XM Radio Inc.Liberty Mediamediaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$180,000,000
LG Display Co. Ltd.LGdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008DOJ_ANTITRUST$400,000,000
LG Display Co., Ltd.LGdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012MULTI-AG$380,000,000
LG Chem Ltd.LGdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$39,000,000
LG Display Co. Ltd.LGdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$75,000,000
LG Display Co. Ltd.LGdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $361,000,000
LG ElectronicsLGdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$25,000,000
LG ElectronicsLGdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal$25,000,000
Leggett & Platt Inc.Leggett & Plattdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$39,800,000
Leggett & Platt Inc.Leggett & Plattdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$26,500,000
LAN Cargo S.A. And Aerolinhas Brasileiras S.A.LATAM Airlines Groupairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009DOJ_ANTITRUST$109,000,000
Lan Airlines S.A.LATAM Airlines Groupairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012private lawsuit-federal$66,000,000
Crompton CorporationLanxesschemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004DOJ_ANTITRUST$50,000,000
Chemtura CorporationLanxesschemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007private lawsuit-federal$51,000,000
DSM Elastomers Europe B.V.Lanxesschemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010private lawsuit-federal$25,000,000
Land O'Lakes, Inc.Land O'Lakesfood productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012private lawsuit-federal$25,000,000
AVX CorporationKyoceraelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$65,000,000
Kuehne + Nagel International AGKuehne & Nagelfreight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal$28,000,000
Kolon Industries Inc.Kolon Industrieschemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015DOJ_CRIMINAL$360,000,000
Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.Koito Manufacturingautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014DOJ_ANTITRUST$56,600,000
Arteva Specialties, S.a.r.l., d/b/a KoSaKoch Industriesdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2002DOJ_ANTITRUST$28,500,000
Invista S.ar.l.Koch Industriesdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008private lawsuit-federal$33,000,000
USG CorporationKnaufbuilding materialsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$39,250,000
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.KKR & Co.private equity (including portfolio companies)price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$108,333,333
Keurig Green Mountain Inc.Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.beveragesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2021private lawsuit-federal$31,000,000
Kayaba Industry Co. Ltd., dba KYB CorporationKayaba Industry Co. (KYB)automotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015DOJ_ANTITRUST$62,000,000
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K-Line)Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K Line)freight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014DOJ_ANTITRUST$67,700,000
Jtekt CorporationJTEKTautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013DOJ_ANTITRUST$103,270,000
JTEKT CorporationJTEKTautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$47,500,000
JPMorgan Chase & Co.JPMorgan Chasefinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011DOJ_ANTITRUST$228,000,000
JPMorgan ChaseJPMorgan Chasefinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $75,000,000
J.P. Morgan Chase& Co.JPMorgan Chasefinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
JPMorgan Chase & Co.JPMorgan Chasefinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012private lawsuit-federal$42,600,000
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc.Johnson & Johnsonpharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$55,000,000
Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc.Johnson & Johnsonpharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$35,000,000
JELD-WEN Inc.JELD-WEN Holdingbuilding materialsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2021private lawsuit-federal$30,800,000
Pilgrim's Pride CorporationJBSfood productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2021DOJ_ANTITRUST$107,923,572
JBS USA Food CompanyJBSfood productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$52,500,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.