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Company: 1-800 Contacts Inc.
Current Parent Company: KKR & Co.
Penalty: $15,100,000
Year: 2020
Date: October 20, 2020
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Violation Description: 1-800 Contacts agreed to pay more than $15 million to settle its role in litigation involving anti-competitive practices in the contact lens business.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: District of Utah
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:16cv1183
Case Name: Thompson et al v. 1-800 Contacts, Inc. et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: private equity (including portfolio companies)
Specific Industry of Current Parent: private equity (including portfolio companies)
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