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German Authorities Raid Audi Offices in Dieselgate Probe
Mar 28, 2017German authorities have raided Audi’s offices and homes of several officials over the emissions test cheating scandal by its parent firm Volkswagen. The authorities allege that Audi engineers and managers might have installed the ...
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Volkswagen Agrees to Pay $250m, Recall More Vehicles in Emissions Scandal
Jan 10, 2017Volkswagen has agreed to recall an additional 83,000 vehicles and pay $250m to partially settle claims related to its emissions cheating scandal. The company signed an agreement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on behalf of the ...
Tags: Volkswagen, Vehicles
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Constellation Brands to Buy Brewery in Obregon, Mexico
Nov 14, 2016Constellation Brands said it will submit a proposal to the US Department of Justice to acquire a brewery operation from Grupo Modelo, a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, for $600m. Located in Obregon, the brewery is expected to ...
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Apple v. Samsung Heads to Supreme Court: What You Need to Know
Oct 12, 2016The biggest patent case to hit the modern tech world is back again. Apple and Samsung will appear before the US Supreme Court on Tuesday to argue why their opponent was wrong when it came to a patent case from 2012. This is the first time ...
Tags: US Supreme Court, Apple, patent case, Samsung
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US Judge Grants Preliminary Approval to Volkswagen Emissions Settlement
Aug 3, 2016A senior US District Court judge for the Northern District of California has granted preliminary approval to a $15bn settlement over Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal. Judge Charles Breyer granted preliminary approval of the ...
Tags: Volkswagen, vehicles, TDI engine
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US Based Brewery Yuengling Agrees to Settle Clean Water Act Violations
Jun 27, 2016D.G. Yuengling and Son has agreed to pay $2.8m in civil penalty to settle the allegation of violating Clean Water Act (CWA) pretreatment discharge limits involving its two large-scale breweries near Pottsville, Pennsylvania. The company ...
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Omron Pleads Guilty In Automotive Component Bid Rigging Case, To Pay $4.6m Fine
Mar 22, 2016Japanese Omron Automotive Electronics (OAE) has agreed to plead guilty and pay $4.6m fine for its involvement in rigging bids for power window switches in Honda Civics, the US department of justice (DoJ) said. The justice department said ...
Tags: OAE, Bid rigging case
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Thai Union Frozen Products Considers Stake Sale in Chicken of The Sea
Aug 21, 2015Thai Union Frozen Products (TUF) is considering divesting its stake in American tuna brand Chicken of the Sea, a move that could clear the way for its planned $1.5bn acquisition of Bumble Bee Foods. TUF CEO Thiraphong Chansiri was quoted ...
Tags: Frozen Products, Chicken
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Cox Automotive Pulled out Its Filing Under The Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements AC
Jul 13, 2015US based vehicle remarketing services Cox Automotive has voluntarily pulled out its filing under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act as amended to provide the US Department of Justice additional time for reassessing the ...
Tags: automobile manufacture, Cox Automotive, auto accessories
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Hiromu Usuda Conspired to Rig Bids and Tried to Stabilize and Maintain The Prices
Jan 26, 2015The US Department of Justice announced that a Detroit federal grand jury has indicted an executive of Takata on one-count for conspiring and price fixing of seat belts sold to car makers. Hiromu Usuda, the accused executive allegedly ...
Tags: seatbelts, car makers, Auto
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Schenker AG Will Seek Damages Estimated at USD 2.5 Billion
Dec 3, 2014File photo courtesy of Qantas. Deutsche Bahn’s (DB) logistics subsidiary, Schenker AG, will seek damages estimated at USD 2.5 billion — approximately $370 million in the US and $2.19 billion in Germany including interest ...
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It Has Been Ageed to Plead Guilty for Bid Rigging of Vehicle Equipment Sold
Nov 26, 2014The US Department of Justice announced that Continental Automotive Electronics and Continental Automotive Korea have agreed agreed to plead guilty for bid rigging of vehicle equipment sold to vehicle makers in the country. The companies ...
Tags: bid rigging, plead guilty, Auto
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Class Action Litigation Was Launched with Courts Claiming $480-Million in Compensation
Oct 13, 2014Class action litigation has been launched with the Courts claiming $480-million in compensation for Canadian consumers regarding price-fixing of electronic capacitors by many of Canada’s largest electronics manufacturers. Merchant ...
Tags: Class Action Litigation, Capacitor Makers, Electronics
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Tyson Foods Has Received Approval From The Antitrust Division of DOJ
Aug 29, 2014US-based meat producer Tyson Foods has received approval from the antitrust division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for its previously announced $8.5bn purchase of Hillshire Brands. DOJ said that Tyson Foods has agreed to sell its ...
Tags: Tyson Foods, DOJ, Food
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Dr Reddy's Laboratories Is Under The Scanner of The US Department of Justice
Aug 22, 2014Indian drug major Dr Reddy’s laboratories is under the scanner of the US Department of Justice following a complaint related to the violation of child resistant packaging regulations. The complaint was filed under the federal false ...
Tags: Dr Reddy's, Violations, Packaging