Tag: Price Fixing
New Zealand: Regulator to appeal real estate agents price fixing decision
The New Zealand Commerce Commission intends to file a Notice of Appeal against the High Court’s decision to dismiss the Commission’s case against two...
EU: Court of Justice rules on exemptions from competition law for...
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that concerted practices by agricultural producer organisations can be exempted from competition law, but considered the...
Canada: Comp Bureau probing supermarkets over bread
An investigation by the Competition Bureau into allegations of price fixing of packaged bread products comes as demand for the pantry staple faces pressure...
US: SCOTUS denies HannStar review of Sony 9th Circ ruling
On Monday, October 30, the US Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from display panel manufacturer HannStar in a case brought by Sony...
Germany: Volkswagen CEO denies price fixing
European Union antitrust staff have raided Volkswagen, Daimler and BMW as part of an investigation into whether they conspired to fix prices in diesel...
Israel: Tnuva fined over price fixing
Tnuva, Israel’s largest dairy concern, is set to sign a settlement with the Justice Ministry’s Antitrust Authority, admitting that it sought to limit competition...
Greece: L’Oréal to appeal €2.6m price fixing fine
L’Oréal is planning to appeal a €2.6 million (US$3.1 million) penalty issued by Greece’s anti-trust commission for price fixing, according to a report published...
EU: EC steps up cartel investigations
EU cartel investigations have rocketed with 473 investigations launched in the last year, up from 134 the previous year. According to the research by...
US: Appeals court affirms ruling for DuPont in price-fixing suit
This week a federal appeals court affirmed a judge’s ruling in favor of chemical company DuPont in a lawsuit alleging price-fixing involving a widely...
Portugal: Gov asks EU to investigate fuel price fixing
The Portuguese government has asked the European Union to investigate possible price fixing by fuel companies in Portugal, local media reported on Thursday, September...