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Price-Fixing Plea Agreements

BakerHostetler

DOJ Takes a Cue from ‘Catch Me If You Can’ with Price-Fixing Plea Agreement

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The 2002 blockbuster film “Catch Me If You Can” chronicles the exploits of notorious check-writing fraudster Frank Abagnale Jr., his narrow escapes from capture, and his eventual apprehension abroad by American law...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Quarterly Cartel Catch-Up: Recent Developments In Criminal Antitrust For Busy Corporate Counsel – 1st Quarter 2021

A new year, a new administration in the United States, and new cartel enforcement leadership in the United Kingdom have begun. In the United States, first-of-their-kind criminal charges have been brought involving labor and...more

The Volkov Law Group

Japanese Electrolytic Capacitor Manufacturer Settles Criminal Antitrust Case and Pays $60 Million Fine for Illegal Price-Fixing

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The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division had a slow year in criminal antitrust cases. There are a number of explanations for the slowdown in criminal cases – the most persuasive is that such a slowdown is part of normal...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Department of Justice's Antitrust Division Brings First E-Commerce Prosecution

Marking a foray into e-commerce, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced its first antitrust prosecution for price fixing in online marketplaces. On April 6, 2015, the DOJ announced that it has...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Record-Breaking Fines in the Largest Ever Antitrust Investigation

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In 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division obtained even more record-breaking fines in its ongoing antitrust investigation of the automobile parts industry. The investigation, which began in 2011, has...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

OESA Regional Meeting – Chicago Automotive Supplier Industry Update

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Are you aware that General Motors (“GM”) issued new general terms and conditions (“Terms”) for direct material, customer care & aftersales, and tooling purchases effective for requests for quotation issued on or after July...more

Carlton Fields

Criminal Agreements In Antitrust Prosecutions: Through A Looking Glass

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From a criminal defendant’s perspective, Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland makes an apt point of reference in assessing the law of conspiracy in criminal antitrust cases....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The Implications of DOJ’s Auto Parts Price-Fixing Enforcement Actions

BACKGROUND - In plea agreements filed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on September 26, 2013, nine automobile parts manufacturers agreed to pay more than $740 million in criminal fines to resolve charges of...more

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