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Company: A.E. Staley Manufacturing Company
Current Parent CompanyPrimient
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Penalty: $100,000,000
Year: 2004
Date: October 14, 2004
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Mega-ScandalPrice Fixing
Violation Description: A.E. Staley agreed to pay $100 million to settle its role in litigation alleging that major producers of high-fructose corn syrup engaged in price fixing.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Central District of Illinois
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:95cv1477 MDL 1087
Case Name: In re High Fructose Corn Syrup Antitrust Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Illinois
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: joint venture (owned 50-50 by Tate & Lyle and KPS Capital Partners)
Major Industry of Current Parent: agribusiness
Specific Industry of Current Parent: food ingredients
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