Tag: Price-Fixing
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...
Canadian Conservatives Vow To Crack Down On Food Price-Fixing
Canada's Conservatives are vowing to cut down on price-fixing in grocery stores in Canada except in the area of supply management, reported The Western...
Mexican Regulator Fines Drug Distributors For Price-Fixing Medicines
The antitrust authority in Mexico fined five pharmaceutical companies for restricting the supply of medicines, fixing, manipulating and increasing the price of drugs in...
McDonald’s To Join Broiler Chicken Price-Fixing Suit
McDonald’s filed a suit to join a lawsuit against Agri Stats and the largest poultry companies in the United States, joining a long list...
Russia Launches Price-Fixing Probe Into Supermarkets
Russian competition authorities have launched an investigation into the country’s largest supermarket chains on suspicion of colluding to raise food prices, reported The Moscow...
South Korea To Take Measures Against Price-Fixing In Shipping
South Korea's antitrust regulator will soon decide on punitive actions against the country's leading shipper, HMM, and other shipping lines over suspected price fixing,...
Tuna Price-Fixing Case May Regain Class Status
Consumers, wholesalers, and bulk buyers of canned tuna persuaded a federal appeals court in San Francisco on Tuesday, August 3, to consider restoring class...
