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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 TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon
Merck & Co.Merckpharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$60,200,000
Cathay Pacific Airways LimitedCathay Pacific Airwaysairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008DOJ_ANTITRUST$60,000,000
Nippon Chemi-ConNippon Chemi-Con Corp.electrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018DOJ_ANTITRUST$60,000,000
Deutsche BankDeutsche Bankfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$60,000,000
Foamex Innovations, Inc. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$60,000,000
PPG Industries, Inc.PPG Industrieschemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-federal$60,000,000
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line)Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line)freight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014DOJ_ANTITRUST$59,400,000
Wachovia Bank N.A.Wells Fargofinancial 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. $58,750,000
SESAC LLC price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$58,500,000
Ajinomoto Co. Inc.Ajinomotofood productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2002private lawsuit-federal$58,000,000
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.All Nippon Airways (ANA)airlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$58,000,000
United States Steel CorporationUnited States Steelmetalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$58,000,000
Robert Bosch GmbHRobert Boschautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015DOJ_ANTITRUST$57,800,000
GS Caltex CorporationGS Caltexoil and gasprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018DOJ_ANTITRUST$57,500,000
Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.Koito Manufacturingautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014DOJ_ANTITRUST$56,600,000
Panasonic Corp.Panasonicelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013DOJ_ANTITRUST$56,500,000
Hitachi Automotive Systems Ltd.Hitachidiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016DOJ_ANTITRUST$55,480,000
Bayer AGBayerchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-federal$55,300,000
Asiana Airlines Inc.Asiana Airlinesairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$55,200,000
Bristol-Myers SquibbBristol-Myers Squibbpharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003MULTI-AG$55,000,000
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc.Johnson & Johnsonpharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$55,000,000
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.Goldman Sachsfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018NY-DFS$54,750,000
Nichicon CorporationNichicon Corporationelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017DOJ_ANTITRUST$54,600,000
Bilhar International Establishment price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2002USAO$54,000,000
Bain CapitalBain Capitalprivate equity (including portfolio companies)price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$54,000,000
TK Holdings TrustNingbo Joyson Electronicautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$53,200,000
ABB Middle East & Africa Participations AGABB Ltd.utilities and power generationprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2001DOJ_ANTITRUST$53,000,000
Daicel Chemical Industries Ltd.Daicelchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2000DOJ_ANTITRUST$53,000,000
Deutsche Post AGDeutsche Postfreight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$53,000,000
Mitsui & Co.Mitsuidiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005private lawsuit-federal$53,000,000
JBS USA Food CompanyJBSfood productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$52,500,000
NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd.NGK Spark Plugautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014DOJ_ANTITRUST$52,100,000
SAS Cargo GroupScandinavian Airlines System (SAS)airlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008DOJ_ANTITRUST$52,000,000
BP America Inc.BPoil and gasprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009private lawsuit-federal$52,000,000
National Milk Producers Federation price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$52,000,000
BASF CorporationBASFchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$51,000,000
ChemtradeChemtrade Logisticschemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$51,000,000
Chemtura CorporationLanxesschemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007private lawsuit-federal$51,000,000
Crompton CorporationLanxesschemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004DOJ_ANTITRUST$50,000,000
Asiana Airlines Inc.Asiana Airlinesairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009USAO$50,000,000
ICAP Capital Markets LLCCME Groupfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018CFTC$50,000,000
Willis Group Holdings Ltd.Willis Towers Watsonfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005NY-AG$50,000,000
Air China Limited price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$50,000,000
Birdsong Corporation price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2021private lawsuit-federal$50,000,000
Comcast CorporationComcasttelecommunicationsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$50,000,000
Cristal USA, Inc.Ineoschemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal$50,000,000
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.Dairy Farmers of America (DFA)food productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$50,000,000
E. Merck KGMerck KGaA (EMD)pharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2002private lawsuit-federal$50,000,000
Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc.Sanofipharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-state$50,000,000
Woodbridge Foam Corporation price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$50,000,000
Hynix Semiconductor, Inc.SK Hynixelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010MULTI-AG$49,971,842
Hynix Semiconductor Inc.SK Hynixelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$49,971,842
Panasonic Corp.Panasonicelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010DOJ_ANTITRUST$49,100,000
Singapore Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd.Singapore Airlinesairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010DOJ_ANTITRUST$48,000,000
JTEKT CorporationJTEKTautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$47,500,000
Hoffman-LaRocheRochepharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2000CA-AG$47,498,000
Hitachi Automotive Systems LimitedHitachidiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$46,740,000
GS Caltex CorporationGS Caltexoil and gasprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019DOJ_ANTITRUST$46,669,672
United Healthcare of Ohio Inc.UnitedHealth Grouphealthcare servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009private lawsuit-federal$46,250,000
Solvay Chemicals Inc.Solvaychemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008private lawsuit-federal$46,000,000
Horizon Lines LLCMatsonfreight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011DOJ_ANTITRUST$45,000,000
Sotheby's Holdings Inc.Sotheby'smiscellaneous servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2000DOJ_ANTITRUST$45,000,000
Nippon Cargo Airlines Co. Ltd. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009USAO$45,000,000
American AirlinesAmerican Airlinesairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$45,000,000
Becton Dickinson & Company, Inc.Becton Dickinsonmedical equipment and suppliesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal$45,000,000
Golden Peanut Company LLCArcher Daniels Midlandagribusinessprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2021private lawsuit-federal$45,000,000
Mitsubishi Corp.Mitsubishi Corporationdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003private lawsuit-federal$45,000,000
Panasonic Corp.Panasonicelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$45,000,000
Tanabe Seiyaku Co. Ltd.Mitsubishi Chemicalchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004private lawsuit-federal$45,000,000
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.Toyoda Goseiautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$44,840,000
Louisiana-Pacific CorporationLouisiana-Pacific Corp.building materialsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008private lawsuit-federal$44,500,000
Mosaic Co.Mosaic Co.chemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal$43,750,000
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.Nutrien Ltd.chemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal$43,750,000
S-Oil CorporationSaudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco)oil and gasprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019DOJ_ANTITRUST$43,580,000
Varsity Brands LLC price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2023private lawsuit-federal$43,500,000
Maxzone Vehicle Lighting Corp. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011DOJ_ANTITRUST$43,000,000
JPMorgan Chase & Co.JPMorgan Chasefinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012private lawsuit-federal$42,600,000
Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.Furukawa Electricelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$42,560,000
Odfjell Seachem ASOdfjellfreight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003DOJ_ANTITRUST$42,500,000
Panasonic Corp.Panasonicelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$42,500,000
Martinair Holland N.V. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008DOJ_ANTITRUST$42,000,000
Cheil Jedang CorporationCJ Groupdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004private lawsuit-federal$42,000,000
HSBC Bank PLCHSBCfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$42,000,000
Smithfield Foods Inc.WH Groupfood productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$42,000,000
Solvay S.A.Solvaychemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006DOJ_ANTITRUST$40,800,000
Universal Music GroupUniversal Music Groupentertainmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003MULTI-AG$40,600,000
China Airlines Ltd.China Airlinesairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010DOJ_ANTITRUST$40,000,000
Standard Chartered BankStandard Charteredfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019NY-DFS$40,000,000
Autoliv Inc.Autoliv Inc.automotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$40,000,000
DairyAmerica, Inc. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$40,000,000
Leggett & Platt Inc.Leggett & Plattdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$39,800,000
3M Company3M Companymiscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007private lawsuit-federal$39,750,000
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Samsungdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$39,500,000
USG CorporationKnaufbuilding materialsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$39,250,000
LG Chem Ltd.LGdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$39,000,000
Hitachi, Ltd.Hitachidiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011MULTI-AG$38,977,224
Hitachi Displays, LtdHitachidiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal$38,977,224
Henry Schein, Inc.Henry Scheinwholesalersprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$38,500,000
Sanderson Farms Inc.Wayne-Sanderson Farmsfood productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022DOJ_ANTITRUST$38,300,000
Northwest Airlines LLCDelta Air Linesairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010DOJ_ANTITRUST$38,000,000
AU Optronics CorporationAU Optronicselectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012private 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. $38,000,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.