Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Apple Inc.
Current Parent Company:
Apple Inc.
Penalty:
$450,000,000
Year:
2014
Date:
November 21, 2014
Offense Group:
competition-related offenses
Primary Offense:
price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Violation Description:
A group of states sued several leading book publishers and Apple Inc. alleging they conspired to fix the price of electronic books. The publishers agreed to pay a total of $166 million while Apple ended up paying $450 million.
Level of Government:
state
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Multistate Attorneys General Case
Court:
Southern District of New York
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Case ID:
1:12-cv-03394
Case Name:
Texas et al. v. Penguin Group et al.
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
California
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
electrical and electronic equipment
Specific Industry of Parent:
computers
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