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Company: Southwest Airlines
Current Parent Company:
Southwest Airlines
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:
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Penalty: $15,000,000
Year: 2019
Date: May 13, 2019
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Violation Description: Southwest agreed to pay $15 million to settle its role in litigation alleging the major airlines colluded to limit the number of seats on domestic flights and raised ticket prices.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: District of Columbia
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:15-mc-01404
Case Name: In re: Domestic Airline Travel Antitrust Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: airlines
Specific Industry of Current Parent: airlines
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