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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Ferrellgas Partners LP dba Blue Rhino
Current Parent Company: Ferrellgas Partners
Penalty: $6,250,000
Year: 2020
Date: June 18, 2020
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Violation Description: Ferrellgas agreed to pay over $6 million to settle its role in litigation alleging it and AmeriGas fixed prices through an agreement to underfill propane tanks.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Western District of Missouri
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 4:14md2567
Case Name: In re: Pre-Filled Propane Tank Antitrust Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Kansas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous energy products and systems
Specific Industry of Current Parent: energy supplies
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