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Company: Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. et al.
Current Parent Company: Dairy Farmers of America (DFA)
Penalty: $158,600,000
Year: 2013
Date: May 17, 2013
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Mega-Scandal: Price Fixing
Violation Description: DFA agreed to a settlement worth more than $158 million to resolve allegations of anti-competitive practices in the milk processing industry in the Southeast.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Eastern District of Tennessee
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:08md1000
Case Name: In re Southeastern Milk Antitrust Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Missouri
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: cooperative
Major Industry of Current Parent: food products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: food products
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