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Company: USG Corporation
Current Parent Company: Knauf
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Penalty: $8,750,000
Year: 2015
Date: August 20, 2015
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Violation Description: USG agreed to pay over $8 million to indirect purchasers to resolve its role in litigation concerning drywall price fixing.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:13md2437
Case Name: In re: Domestic Drywall Antitrust Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: Germany
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: building materials
Specific Industry of Current Parent: insulation
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