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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: New Times Media
Penalty: $375,000
Year: 2003
Date: January 27, 2003
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Violation Description: L.A. Weekly publisher Village Voice Media and New Times publisher New Times Media agreed to pay a total of $750,000 as part of a settlement of allegations they engaged in an unlawful agreement to shut two competing newspapers, one in Los Angeles and one in Cleveland, enabling their remaining newspapers to charge more for advertising with reduced competition. The case was brought together with the California and Ohio state attorneys general.
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: Los Angeles
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