Tag: Price Fixing
Netherlands: Watchdog investigates shipping fuel cartel
The Dutch competition watchdog said on Wednesday it was investigating a possible price-fixing cartel by fuel companies in ports in the Netherlands and Belgium.
The...
US: DOJ veteran attorney goes to Perkins Coie
Jon Jacobs is joining Perkins Coie’s Washington office, where he’ll be a partner in the antitrust and unfair competition litigation practice. He spent the...
EU: Dawn raid on Irish car insurers
The EU antitrust regulator raided several car insurers on Tuesday which may have taken part in a cartel, the European Commission said.
The EU competition enforcer did not...
US: StarKist former exec pleads guilty to price-fixing
A former StarKist executive pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiring with officials from other tuna companies to fix the price of canned seafood in...
US: WWL Executives indicted for price fixing
Two former and one current executive of the shipping company Wallenius Wilhemsen Logistics (WWL) have been indicted on charges of fixing the prices of...
South Africa: Two fire control companies admit to cartel behavior
Two fire control and protection systems companies that had been referred to the Competition Tribunal for prosecution have admitted to engaging in cartel behavior...
South Korea: KFTC punishes Japanese, German auto parts firms over price...
Japanese and German bearing manufacturers have faced fines totaling 2 billion won (US $1.7 million) for collusion, the nation's antitrust watchdog said Monday.
In response...
Regarding the Optimality of Cartel Fines
Posted by Social Science Research Network
Regarding the Optimality of Cartel Fines
By Bruce H. Kobayashi (George Mason University) & Michelle Burtis (Charles River Associates)
Abstract: ...
South Africa: Karan Beef raided by watchdog for alleged price fixing
There is no collusion to fix prices in its industry‚ Karan Beef said on Monday‚ after its head office was raided by the Competition...
South Africa: Pfizer denies over-charging for cancer drugs
US drugmaker Pfizer has denied allegations it overcharged for cancer medicines in South Africa following an investigation launched on Tuesday by the country’s competition...