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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 IndustryPrimary Offense TypeYear sort iconAgencyPenalty Amount
DENSO CorporationDensoautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$193,800,000
DENSO CorporationDensoautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$61,200,000
Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.Furukawa Electricelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$42,560,000
International PaperInternational Paperpaper and packagingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$354,000,000
Merck & Co.Merckpharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$60,200,000
Michael Foods Inc.Post Holdingsfood productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$75,000,000
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
National Collegiate Athletic Association et al. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$208,664,445
National Milk Producers Federation price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$52,000,000
NSK Ltd.NSKindustrial equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$26,220,000
Panasonic Corp.Panasonicelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$42,500,000
Sanofi Pasteur Inc.Sanofipharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$61,500,000
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.Sumitomo Groupdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$25,421,000
Yazaki CorporationYazakiautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$212,080,000
Corning International Kabushiki KaishaCorning Inc.miscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016DOJ_ANTITRUST$66,500,000
Hitachi Automotive Systems Ltd.Hitachidiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016DOJ_ANTITRUST$55,480,000
Nishikawa Rubber Co. Ltd.Nishikawa Rubberautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016DOJ_ANTITRUST$130,000,000
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics ASWallenius Wilhelmsen Logisticsfreight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016DOJ_ANTITRUST$98,900,000
Natixis Funding Corp. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016MULTI-AG$29,950,000
Societe GeneraleSociete Generalefinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016MULTI-AG$26,750,000
Air China Limited price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$50,000,000
Air New Zealand Limited price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$35,000,000
Asiana Airlines Inc.Asiana Airlinesairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$55,200,000
Bank of AmericaCorp.Bank of Americafinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
BarclaysPLCBarclaysfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
BNP ParibasSABNP Paribasfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
Cablevision Systems CorporationAltice USA Inc.telecommunicationsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$179,000,000
Carpenter Co.Carpenter Companymiscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$63,500,000
CitigroupInc.Citigroupfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
Credit Suisse GroupAGUBSfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.Dairy Farmers of America (DFA)food productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$50,000,000
Deutsche BankAGDeutsche Bankfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
Deutsche Post AGDeutsche Postfreight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$53,000,000
Dow ChemicalDow Inc.chemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$835,000,000
Duke EnergyDuke Energyutilities and power generationprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$80,875,000
EVA Airways Corporation price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$99,000,000
Goldman Sachs GroupInc.Goldman Sachsfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
Hitachi Automotive Systems LimitedHitachidiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$46,740,000
Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc.Hitachidiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$73,000,000
Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc.Sanofipharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-state$50,000,000
HSBC HoldingsPLCHSBCfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
J.P. Morgan Chase& Co.JPMorgan Chasefinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
Leggett & Platt Inc.Leggett & Plattdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$26,500,000
Morgan StanleyMorgan Stanleyfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
Natixis Funding Corp. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$28,452,500
News Corp.News Corp.mediaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$244,000,000
Nippon Cargo Airlines Co. Ltd. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$36,550,000
Panalpina, Inc.DSVfreight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$35,000,000
Polar Air Cargo LLCAtlas Air Worldwidemiscellaneous servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$100,000,000
Royal Bank of Scotland GroupPLCNatWest Group PLCfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
Societe Generale, S.A.Societe Generalefinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$25,412,500
Sony Corp.Sonyelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$28,500,000
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.Sumitomo Groupdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$38,000,000
UBS AGUBSfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$32,000,000
UBS Group AGUBSfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
United Parcel Service, Inc.United Parcel Servicefreight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$25,000,000
Yazaki CorporationYazakiautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$76,000,000
Kayaba Industry Co. Ltd., dba KYB CorporationKayaba Industry Co. (KYB)automotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015DOJ_ANTITRUST$62,000,000
NGK Insulators Ltd.NGK Insulatorsautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015DOJ_ANTITRUST$65,300,000
Robert Bosch GmbHRobert Boschautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015DOJ_ANTITRUST$57,800,000
BARCLAYS BANK PLCBarclaysfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015FED$342,000,000
Kolon Industries Inc.Kolon Industrieschemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015DOJ_CRIMINAL$360,000,000
Chesapeake Energy Corp.Chesapeake Energyoil and gasprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015MI-AG$25,000,000
Barclays Bank PLCBarclaysfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015NY-DFS$150,000,000
Autoliv Inc.Autoliv Inc.automotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$40,000,000
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
Carpenter Co.Carpenter Companymiscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$108,000,000
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.Cathay Pacific Airwaysairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$65,000,000
China Airlines, Ltd.China Airlinesairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$90,200,000
Comcast CorporationComcasttelecommunicationsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$50,000,000
Foamex Innovations, Inc. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$60,000,000
Future Foam, Inc. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$32,000,000
Goldman SachsGoldman Sachsfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$67,000,000
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.KKR & Co.private equity (including portfolio companies)price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$108,333,333
Korean Airlines Co. Ltd.Hanjin Groupdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$115,000,000
Leggett & Platt Inc.Leggett & Plattdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$39,800,000
Mohawk Industries, Inc.Mohawk Industrieshousewares and home furnishingsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$98,000,000
Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.Samsungdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$33,000,000
SESAC LLC price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$58,500,000
Silver Lake Partners LP price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$29,500,000
Singapore Airlines LimitedSingapore Airlinesairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$92,492,442
Toys R Us price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$35,500,000
TPG Capital, L.P.TPG Capitalprivate equity (including portfolio companies)price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$108,333,333
USG CorporationKnaufbuilding materialsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$39,250,000
Woodbridge Foam Corporation price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$50,000,000
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line)Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line)freight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014DOJ_ANTITRUST$59,400,000
Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.Aisin Corp.automotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014DOJ_ANTITRUST$35,800,000
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.Toyoda Goseiautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014DOJ_ANTITRUST$26,000,000
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K-Line)Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K Line)freight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014DOJ_ANTITRUST$67,700,000
NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd.NGK Spark Plugautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014DOJ_ANTITRUST$52,100,000
Bridgestone Corp.Bridgestoneautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014DOJ_ANTITRUST$425,000,000
Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.Koito Manufacturingautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014DOJ_ANTITRUST$56,600,000
Apple Inc.Apple Inc.electrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014MULTI-AG$450,000,000
Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC dba MacMillan price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014MULTI-AG$26,250,000
Penguin Group (USA) Inc.Bertelsmannmediaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014MULTI-AG$90,000,000
ArcelorMittal S.A.ArcelorMittalmetalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$90,000,000
Baxter International Inc.Baxter Internationalmedical equipment and suppliesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$64,000,000
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.Cal-Maine Foodsfood productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$28,000,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.