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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 ParentCurrent Parent IndustryPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon
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
Deutsche Bank AGDeutsche Bankfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2021private lawsuit-federal$38,000,000
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.Sumitomo Groupdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$38,000,000
Nishikawa Rubber Co.Nishikawa Rubberautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$37,620,000
Hoechst AGSanofipharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2000private lawsuit-federal$37,000,000
Cox Media GroupApollo Global Managementprivate equity (including portfolio companies)price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2023private lawsuit-federal$37,000,000
Nippon Cargo Airlines Co. Ltd. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$36,550,000
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.Toyo Tire & Rubberautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$36,100,000
Banc of America Securities LLCBank of Americafinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010SEC$36,096,442
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyCortevaagribusinessprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004private lawsuit-federal$36,000,000
NEC Electronics America Inc.NEC Corp.information technologyprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007private lawsuit-federal$35,960,000
Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.Aisin Corp.automotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014DOJ_ANTITRUST$35,800,000
Degussa AGEvonik Industrieschemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2002private lawsuit-federal$35,666,666
Mitsui & Co.Mitsuidiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2002private lawsuit-federal$35,666,666
Rhone-Poulenc SA price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2002private lawsuit-federal$35,666,666
Toys R Us price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$35,500,000
Cargolux Airlines International S.A.Cargolux Airlines International S.A.freight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$35,100,000
Enron Corp. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004CFTC$35,000,000
Air New Zealand Limited price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$35,000,000
Kronos Worldwide, Inc.Contran Corporationchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal$35,000,000
Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc.Johnson & Johnsonpharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$35,000,000
Panalpina, Inc.DSVfreight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$35,000,000
Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc.Toyotamotor vehiclesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012private lawsuit-federal$35,000,000
Wells FargoWells Fargofinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal$35,000,000
Hachette Book Group Inc. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013MULTI-AG$34,791,666
GE Funding Capital Market Services, Inc. price-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. $34,250,000
Tokai Rika Co. Ltd.Tokai Rika Co.automotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$34,200,000
SK EnergySK Holdingselectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019DOJ_ANTITRUST$34,078,785
Nine West Group Inc.Premier Brands Group Holdingsapparelprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2000FTC$34,000,000
Nine West Group Inc.Premier Brands Group Holdingsapparelprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2000MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $34,000,000
Packaging Corporation of AmericaPackaging Corporation of Americapaper and packagingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004private lawsuit-federal$34,000,000
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.Toyoda Goseiautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$34,000,000
Robert Bosch GmbHRobert Boschautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$33,440,000
Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd.Samsungdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$33,250,000
Bayer CorporationBayerchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004DOJ_ANTITRUST$33,000,000
Huntsman International LLCHuntsman Corp.chemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$33,000,000
Invista S.ar.l.Koch Industriesdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008private lawsuit-federal$33,000,000
Mowi ASA et al. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2023private lawsuit-federal$33,000,000
R.J. Reynolds TobaccoBritish American Tobaccotobaccoprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005private lawsuit-federal$33,000,000
Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.Samsungdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$33,000,000
Samsung SDI Company Ltd.Samsungdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011DOJ_ANTITRUST$32,000,000
Akzo Nobel Chemicals International B.V.Carlyle Groupprivate equity (including portfolio companies)price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006DOJ_ANTITRUST$32,000,000
Bayer AGBayerchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-federal$32,000,000
Future Foam, Inc. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$32,000,000
UBS AGUBSfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$32,000,000
Wayne Farms LLCWayne-Sanderson Farmsfood productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022DOJ_ANTITRUST$31,500,000
Hitachi Displays Ltd.Hitachidiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009DOJ_ANTITRUST$31,000,000
International Paper Co.International Paperpaper and packagingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004private lawsuit-federal$31,000,000
Keurig Green Mountain Inc.Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.beveragesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2021private lawsuit-federal$31,000,000
JELD-WEN Inc.JELD-WEN Holdingbuilding materialsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2021private lawsuit-federal$30,800,000
Masonite CorporationMasonite Internationalbuilding materialsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2021private lawsuit-federal$30,800,000
West Virginia Paving Inc. et al. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020WV-AG$30,350,000
ABB Optical Group LLC price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2021private lawsuit-federal$30,200,000
HannStar Display CorporationHannStar Displayelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010DOJ_ANTITRUST$30,000,000
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.Energy Transferpipelinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009FERC$30,000,000
Philipp Holzmann AG price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2000DOJ_ANTITRUST$30,000,000
Sempra Energy CorporationSempra Energyutilities and power generationprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006NV-AG$30,000,000
Dean Foods CompanyDairy Farmers of America (DFA)food productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$30,000,000
Embraco North America, Inc.Nidec Groupmiscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$30,000,000
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.HSBCfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2021private lawsuit-federal$30,000,000
Norbord Industries Inc.West Fraser Timberbuilding materialsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008private lawsuit-federal$30,000,000
Rubycon Corporation price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$30,000,000
Toshiba CorporationToshibaelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012private lawsuit-federal$30,000,000
Indivior Inc.Indivior PLCpharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2023private lawsuit-federal$30,000,000
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$29,990,000
Natixis Funding Corp. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016MULTI-AG$29,950,000
Bridgestone CorporationBridgestoneautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$29,640,000
Reynolds and Reynolds Co. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$29,500,000
Silver Lake Partners LP price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$29,500,000
Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corp.Access Industriesdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003MULTI-AG$29,400,000
Irving Materials Inc. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005DOJ_ANTITRUST$29,200,000
Infineon Technologies A.G.Infineon Technologieselectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010MULTI-AG$29,113,776
Infineon Technologies AGInfineon Technologieselectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$29,113,776
SamsungSamsungdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018WA-AG$29,000,000
Irving Materials, Inc. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010private lawsuit-federal$29,000,000
KYB Corporation price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$28,880,000
3M Company3M Companymiscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-federal$28,800,000
Arteva Specialties, S.a.r.l., d/b/a KoSaKoch Industriesdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2002DOJ_ANTITRUST$28,500,000
NHK Spring Co. Ltd.NHK Springautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019DOJ_ANTITRUST$28,500,000
Sony Corp.Sonyelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$28,500,000
Natixis Funding Corp. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$28,452,500
Toshiba CorporationToshibaelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$28,394,094
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
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.financial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007private lawsuit-federal$28,000,000
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.Cal-Maine Foodsfood productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$28,000,000
Eastern Mushroom Marketing Cooperative, Inc. et al. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2021private lawsuit-federal$28,000,000
Hitachi Displays, LtdHitachidiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$28,000,000
HolyStone International price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$28,000,000
Kuehne + Nagel International AGKuehne & Nagelfreight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal$28,000,000
Bertelsmann Music Group Inc.Sonyelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003MULTI-AG$27,775,000
Shaw Industries Inc.Berkshire Hathawaydiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2001private lawsuit-federal$27,500,000
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Walmartretailingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012private lawsuit-federal$27,250,000
Lonza AGLonzachemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004private lawsuit-federal$27,240,000
Sony Music Entertainment Inc.Sonyelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003MULTI-AG$27,225,000
Electronic Arts Inc.Electronic Artsentertainmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal$27,000,000
Societe GeneraleSociete Generalefinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016MULTI-AG$26,750,000
Qantas Airways LimitedQantas Airwaysairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$26,750,000
Corning Inc.Corning Inc.miscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$26,600,000
Hitachi Ltd.Hitachidiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$26,501,154
Leggett & Platt Inc.Leggett & Plattdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$26,500,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.