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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Calsonic Kansei Corporation
Current Parent Company: KKR & Co.
Penalty: $7,920,000
Year: 2019
Date: November 22, 2019
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Violation Description: Calsonic Kansei agreed to pay nearly $8 million to direct purchasers to resolve its role in multi-district litigation alleging it was involved in a conspiracy to fix prices of motor vehicle air conditioning units.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Eastern District of Michigan
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:13cv2701
Case Name: Air Conditioning Systems - Direct Purchaser Actions
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: private equity (including portfolio companies)
Specific Industry of Current Parent: private equity (including portfolio companies)
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