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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Hillenbrand Industries Inc.
Current Parent Company: Hillenbrand
Penalty: $316,000,000
Year: 2006
Date: June 14, 2006
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Mega-Scandal: Price Fixing
Violation Description: Hillendbrand agreed to pay $337 million (later reduced to $316 million) to settle litigation alleging it violated federal antitrust law by bundling discounts for specialty hospital beds.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: District of South Carolina
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 7:03cv2141
Case Name: Spartanburg Reg Health Services District, Inc., et al v. Hillenbrand Ind Inc, et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Indiana
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous manufacturing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous manufacturing
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