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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Electronic Arts Inc.
Current Parent Company: Electronic Arts
Penalty: $27,000,000
Year: 2013
Date: May 30, 2013
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Mega-Scandal: Price Fixing
Violation Description: Electronic Arts agreed to pay $27 million to settle litigation alleging it used anti-competitive licensing agreements to block competition for its sports video games.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 4:08cv2820
Case Name: Pecover et al v. Electronic Arts Inc.
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: entertainment
Specific Industry of Current Parent: software-games
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