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Tuna Price-Fixing Summary Judgment Decision Is a Warning to Private Equity

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A private equity firm and its investment advisor are facing trial over claims they participated in a price-fixing conspiracy for canned tuna carried out at their portfolio company, Bumble Bee tuna. The judge overseeing the...more

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Former Bumble Bee CEO sentenced to prison for price fixing

Report on Supply Chain Compliance 3, no. 13 (June 25, 2020): On June 16, Chris Lischewski, former CEO of Bumble Bee Foods LLC, was sentenced to 40 months in jail and a criminal fine of USD 100,000. Lischewski led a...more

The Volkov Law Group

Bumble Bee CEO Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Price-Fixing

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After a lengthy sentencing hearing in federal court in San Francisco, Bumble Bee CEO Chris Lischewski was sentenced to 40 months in prison for his involvement in a tuna price-fixing conspiracy.  The judge rejected...more

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Bumble Bee ex-CEO convicted for price-fixing

CEP Magazine (February 2020)  - Chris Lischewski, former CEO of Bumble Bee Foods, was found guilty of price-fixing by a jury on Dec. 3. The conviction caps a years-long investigation into price-fixing by the canned tuna...more

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Atlantic Salmon Producers Netted by DOJ

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This month, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) opened a criminal investigation into collusive behavior among some of the largest producers of Atlantic salmon. This inquiry follows the DOJ’s June announcement of its separate...more

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'Big Food' Takes Its Turn In The Price-Fixing Spotlight

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Price-fixing cases over the past decade have read like a virtual electronics product materials list. Government investigators and civil plaintiffs have pursued actions involving a wide array of electronic parts ranging from...more

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When Is Evidence of a Foreign Cartel Proof of a U.S. Price-Fixing Conspiracy?

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The Third Circuit held that in antitrust cases involving concentrated markets, courts must carefully consider the nature of the industry and whether the actions of defendants can be equally attributed to independent conduct...more

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