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Company: Agrium Inc.
Current Parent Company: Nutrien Ltd.
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Penalty: $10,000,000
Year: 2013
Date: June 12, 2013
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Violation Description: Agrium agreed to pay $10 million to direct and indirect purchaser plaintiffs to settle litigation involving price fixing of potash used in fertilizer.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of Illinois
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:08cv6910
Case Name: In re: Potash Antitrust Litigation (No. II)
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: Canada
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: fertilizers
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