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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Cadbury PLC
Current Parent Company: Mondelez International
Penalty: $1,312,500
Year: 2011
Date: December 12, 2011
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Violation Description: Cadbury agreed to pay over $1 million to direct purchaser plaintiffs to settle litigation alleging it was part of a conspiracy to fix the prices of chocolate.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Middle District of Pennsylvania
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:08mdl1935
Case Name: In re: Chocolate Confectionary 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: food products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: food products
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