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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
Micron Technology, Inc.Micron Technologyelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010MULTI-AG$66,774,984
DSM Elastomers Europe B.V.Lanxesschemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010private lawsuit-federal$25,000,000
Irving Materials, Inc. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010private lawsuit-federal$29,000,000
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.Energy Transferpipelinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009FERC$30,000,000
Chi Mei OptoelectronicsChi Mei Corporationchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009DOJ_ANTITRUST$220,000,000
Epson Imaging Devices CorporationSeiko Groupelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009DOJ_ANTITRUST$26,000,000
Hitachi Displays Ltd.Hitachidiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009DOJ_ANTITRUST$31,000,000
LAN Cargo S.A. And Aerolinhas Brasileiras S.A.LATAM Airlines Groupairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009DOJ_ANTITRUST$109,000,000
Asiana Airlines Inc.Asiana Airlinesairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009USAO$50,000,000
Cargolux Airlines International S.A.Cargolux Airlines International S.A.freight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009USAO$119,000,000
Nippon Cargo Airlines Co. Ltd. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009USAO$45,000,000
MicrosoftMicrosoftinformation technologyprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009MS-AG$100,000,000
BP America Inc.BPoil and gasprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009private lawsuit-federal$52,000,000
Lufthansa AGLufthansaairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009private lawsuit-federal$85,000,000
Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.Marsh & McLennanfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009private lawsuit-federal$69,000,000
MasterCard Inc.MasterCardfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009private lawsuit-federal$72,480,000
United Healthcare of Ohio Inc.UnitedHealth Grouphealthcare servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009private lawsuit-federal$46,250,000
Visa USAVisafinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009private lawsuit-federal$100,000,000
Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd.Tatungelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008DOJ_ANTITRUST$65,000,000
LG Display Co. Ltd.LGdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008DOJ_ANTITRUST$400,000,000
Sharp Corp.Foxconn Technology Group (Hon Hai Precision Industry Company)electrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008DOJ_ANTITRUST$120,000,000
Air France-KLMAir France-KLMairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008DOJ_ANTITRUST$350,000,000
Cathay Pacific Airways LimitedCathay Pacific Airwaysairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008DOJ_ANTITRUST$60,000,000
Martinair Holland N.V. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008DOJ_ANTITRUST$42,000,000
SAS Cargo GroupScandinavian Airlines System (SAS)airlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008DOJ_ANTITRUST$52,000,000
Japan Airlines International Co. Ltd.Japan Airlinesairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008DOJ_ANTITRUST$110,000,000
British Airways PLCInternational Airlines Groupairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008private lawsuit-federal$139,000,000
Celanese CorporationCelanesechemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008private lawsuit-federal$107,000,000
De Beers GroupAnglo American PLCmining and mineralsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008private lawsuit-federal$295,000,000
Invista S.ar.l.Koch Industriesdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008private lawsuit-federal$33,000,000
Louisiana-Pacific CorporationLouisiana-Pacific Corp.building materialsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008private lawsuit-federal$44,500,000
Norbord Industries Inc.West Fraser Timberbuilding materialsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008private lawsuit-federal$30,000,000
Solvay Chemicals Inc.Solvaychemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008private lawsuit-federal$46,000,000
UST Inc.Altriatobaccoprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008private lawsuit-state$96,000,000
Virgin Atlantic Airways LtdVirgin Groupdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008private lawsuit-federal$68,000,000
BP Products North America Inc.BPoil and gasprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007CFTC$303,000,000
Qantas Airways LimitedQantas Airwaysairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007DOJ_ANTITRUST$61,000,000
British Airways PLCInternational Airlines Groupairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007DOJ_ANTITRUST$300,000,000
Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.Hanjin Groupdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007DOJ_ANTITRUST$300,000,000
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. and Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd.Samsungdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007MULTI-AG$90,000,000
3M Company3M Companymiscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007private lawsuit-federal$39,750,000
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.financial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007private lawsuit-federal$28,000,000
Chemtura CorporationLanxesschemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007private lawsuit-federal$51,000,000
Micron Technology Inc.Micron Technologyelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007private lawsuit-federal$90,537,000
NEC Electronics America Inc.NEC Corp.information technologyprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007private lawsuit-federal$35,960,000
Akzo Nobel Chemicals International B.V.Carlyle Groupprivate equity (including portfolio companies)price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006DOJ_ANTITRUST$32,000,000
Solvay S.A.Solvaychemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006DOJ_ANTITRUST$40,800,000
Elpida Memory Inc.Micron Technologyelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006DOJ_ANTITRUST$84,000,000
ACE, LtdChubb Limitedfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006MULTI-AG$80,000,000
American International GroupAmerican International Groupfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006NY-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $1,619,000,000
Peoples Energy price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006IL-AG$196,000,000
Sempra Energy CorporationSempra Energyutilities and power generationprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006NV-AG$30,000,000
St. Paul TravelersTravelersfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006MULTI-AG$77,000,000
Zurich American Insurance CompanyZurich Insurancefinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006MULTI-AG$171,700,000
3M Company3M Companymiscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-federal$28,800,000
Bayer AGBayerchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-federal$55,300,000
Bayer AGBayerchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-federal$250,375,190
Bayer AGBayerchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-federal$32,000,000
Exxon CorporationExxon Mobiloil and gasprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-federal$1,075,000,000
FMC CorporationFMC Corp.chemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-federal$25,700,000
Hillenbrand Industries Inc.Hillenbrandmiscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-federal$316,000,000
Hynix Semiconductor Inc.SK Hynixelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-federal$73,000,000
Microsoft CorporationMicrosoftinformation technologyprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-state$1,100,000,000
PPG Industries, Inc.PPG Industrieschemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-federal$60,000,000
Samsung Semiconductor Inc.Samsungdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-federal$67,000,000
Samsung Electronics Company Ltd.Samsungdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005DOJ_ANTITRUST$300,000,000
Irving Materials Inc. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005DOJ_ANTITRUST$29,200,000
Hynix Semiconductor Inc.SK Hynixelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005DOJ_ANTITRUST$185,000,000
DuPont Dow Elastomers L.L.C.DuPont de Nemourschemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005DOJ_ANTITRUST$84,000,000
Aon CorporationAonfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005MULTI-AG$190,000,000
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.Marsh & McLennanfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005MULTI-AG$850,000,000
Willis Group Holdings Ltd.Willis Towers Watsonfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005NY-AG$50,000,000
Asahi Kaisei CorporationAsahi Kaseichemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005private lawsuit-federal$25,000,000
DuPont Dow Elastomers LLCDuPont de Nemourschemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005private lawsuit-federal$25,400,000
Mitsui & Co.Mitsuidiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005private lawsuit-federal$53,000,000
Organon Inc.Organon & Co.pharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005private lawsuit-federal$75,000,000
R.J. Reynolds TobaccoBritish American Tobaccotobaccoprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005private lawsuit-federal$33,000,000
Enron Corp. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004CFTC$35,000,000
Bayer CorporationBayerchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004DOJ_ANTITRUST$33,000,000
Infineon Technologies AGInfineon Technologieselectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004DOJ_ANTITRUST$160,000,000
Bayer AGBayerchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004DOJ_ANTITRUST$66,000,000
Crompton CorporationLanxesschemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004DOJ_ANTITRUST$50,000,000
A.E. Staley Manufacturing CompanyPrimientagribusinessprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004private lawsuit-federal$100,000,000
Archer Daniels Midland CompanyArcher Daniels Midlandagribusinessprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004private lawsuit-federal$400,000,000
Cheil Jedang CorporationCJ Groupdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004private lawsuit-federal$42,000,000
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyCortevaagribusinessprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004private lawsuit-federal$36,000,000
International Paper Co.International Paperpaper and packagingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004private lawsuit-federal$31,000,000
Lonza AGLonzachemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004private lawsuit-federal$27,240,000
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
Tanabe Seiyaku Co. Ltd.Mitsubishi Chemicalchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004private lawsuit-federal$45,000,000
Duke Energy Trading and Marketing, L.L.C.Duke Energyutilities and power generationprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003CFTC$28,000,000
Odfjell Seachem ASOdfjellfreight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003DOJ_ANTITRUST$42,500,000
Bertelsmann Music Group Inc.Sonyelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003MULTI-AG$27,775,000
Bristol-Myers SquibbBristol-Myers Squibbpharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003MULTI-AG$55,000,000
Sony Music Entertainment Inc.Sonyelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003MULTI-AG$27,225,000
Universal Music GroupUniversal Music Groupentertainmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003MULTI-AG$40,600,000
Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corp.Access Industriesdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003MULTI-AG$29,400,000
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.British American Tobaccotobaccoprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003private lawsuit-federal$69,600,000
Humana Inc.Humanahealthcare servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003private lawsuit-federal$100,000,000
Lorillard Tobacco Co.British American Tobaccotobaccoprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003private lawsuit-federal$69,600,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.