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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Microsoft
Current Parent Company: Microsoft
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $70,000,000
Year: 2012
Date: April 10, 2012
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Mega-Scandal: Price Fixing
Violation Description: Microsoft agreed to pay $70 million to a group of California cities and counties to settle allegations it overcharged for software because of monopolistic control of the marketplace.
Level of Government: local
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Multi-Jurisdiction Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: California
Facility County: multi-county
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Washington
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: information technology
Specific Industry of Current Parent: software
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