Tag: Price-Fixing
Plus Factors in Price-Fixing Litigation
By: Christopher R. Leslie (CLS Blue Sky Blog)
Antitrust plaintiffs typically rely on circumstantial evidence when pursuing price-fixing claims, because price-fixing conspirators usually conceal their collusion...
Buffalo Wild Wings, Sonic & Jimmy John’s Sue Pork Produces For...
Three major chains have filed lawsuits against pork producers and a third-party pricing company accusing them of working together to fix their prices.
Sonic Drive-In,...
Carrot Farmers Spark Price-Fixing Seed Probe In India
An Indian antitrust investigation into suspected price collusion by some prominent global agricultural firms was triggered by farmers who complained about excessive pricing of...
India Raids Liquor Sellers In Price-Fixing Probe
India's antitrust watchdog on Wednesday raided the offices of Associated Alcohols & Breweries and Som Distilleries as part of an investigation into alleged price...
Washington State AG Is Suing Chicken Producers For Price-Fixing
State Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a lawsuit against 19 chicken producers, accusing them of being involved in a decade-long illegal conspiracy to...
Probative Synergy of Plus Factors in Price-Fixing Litigation
By Christopher R. Leslie (University of California)
Private plaintiffs alleging that defendants conspired to fix prices in violation of antitrust law must usually prove their...
Pilgrim’s Pride CEO, Indicted On Price Fixing Counts Fired
Pilgrim’s Pride has replaced its CEO as he prepares to face price fixing charges.
The company announced in June that its chief executive, Jayson Penn, was taking...
Netherlands Fines Samsung $47M For Price-Fixing
Electronics maker Samsung has been fined €40 million (US$46.9 million) for price fixing in the Netherlands, Dutch competition watchdog ACM stated on Wednesday, September...
India Watchdog Fines United Breweries, Carlsberg In Price Fixing Case
India's antitrust watchdog on Friday, September 24, imposed a penalty of US$102 million on Heineken-controlled beer giant United Breweries and US$16 million on the...
Chinese Regulator Fines Auto Chip Companies For Price Fixing
China's market regulator said on Friday that it fined three auto chip sales companies for driving up prices, in a move to help auto...