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Company: Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Cal-Maine Foods
Penalty: $28,000,000
Year: 2014
Date: October 10, 2014
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Mega-Scandal: Price Fixing
Violation Description: Cal-Maine agreed to pay $28 million to direct purchaser plaintiffs to settle its role in a conspiracy to fix the prices of eggs.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:08md2002
Case Name: In re: Processed Egg Products Antitrust Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Mississippi
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: food products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: food products
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