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Company: Baxter International Inc.
Current Parent Company: Baxter International
Penalty: $64,000,000
Year: 2014
Date: April 16, 2014
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Mega-Scandal: Price Fixing
Violation Description: Baxter agreed to pay $64 million to settle litigation alleging it was part of a price-fixing conspiracy for plasma products.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of Illinois
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:09-cv-07666
Case Name: In Re: Plasma-Derivative Protein Therapies Antitrust Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Illinois
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: medical equipment and supplies
Specific Industry of Current Parent: medical supplies
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