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Company: Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.
Current Parent Company: Showa Denko
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Penalty: $63,000,000
Year: 2018
Date: June 28, 2018
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Mega-Scandal: Price Fixing
Violation Description: Hitachi Chemical agreed to pay $63 million to direct purchasers as part of litigation involving price fixing of capacitors.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 3:17md2801
Case Name: In re Capacitors Antitrust Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: Japan
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
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