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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Duke University
Current Parent Company: Duke University
Penalty: $54,500,000
Year: 2019
Date: September 25, 2019
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Secondary Offense: wage and hour violation
Mega-Scandal: Wage Fixing and No-Poaching Agreements
Violation Description: Duke University agreed to pay more than $54 million to settle litigation alleging it entered into an improper no-poach agreement with the University of North Carolina not to try to hire medical school faculty members from each other.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Middle District of North Carolina
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:15cv462
Case Name: Seaman v. Duke University, et al.
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: North Carolina
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: non-profit
Major Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: university
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