Topic: Price fixing

Value Drug has once again failed to provide evidence that certifying a class of purchasers of wholesale gout medication is warranted, a Pennsylvania federal judge has said.

02 March 2023

The Portuguese Competition Authority has fined three power cable manufacturers over €2 million for rigging bids for the supply of extra-high-voltage cords.

01 March 2023

A coalition of 46 state attorneys general have adequately alleged that major drugmakers conspired to fix prices for generic skin treatments, but a Philadelphia federal court will not let them seek disgorgement on behalf of their citizens.

01 March 2023

A waste management company and its chief executive have admitted to criminally conspiring to increase and fix the price of waste processing services in Sydney.

27 February 2023

The UK’s Competition Tribunal has ordered defendants in a roll-on, roll-off class action claim to handover confidential documents from the European Commission’s ro-ro shipping cartel probe, even if they are deemed irrelevant.

23 February 2023

Taiwan’s competition watchdog has sanctioned 21 snorkelling companies and a local tourism association for colluding to raise prices in response to the covid-19 pandemic.

23 February 2023

A court in Mumbai has ordered the Competition Commission of India to determine whether it has jurisdiction to proceed with a cartel probe into three major banks and an industry association.

22 February 2023

India’s top court has allowed Heineken’s local subsidiary to challenge its €85 million penalty for participating in an alleged beer cartel, holding that companies can still lodge appeals even if they file for leniency.

17 February 2023

Australia’s antitrust authority has accused Swift Networks of conspiring with a rival to rig bids and fix prices for the supply of technology equipment and infrastructure to several mining sites.

17 February 2023

The Philippine Competition Commission is investigating whether cartels have caused an exorbitant rise in onion prices after lawmakers called for an investigation into recent hikes.

17 February 2023