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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Kaplan Inc.
Current Parent Company: Graham Holdings
Penalty: $4,750,000
Year: 2013
Date: September 20, 2013
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Violation Description: Kaplan Inc. and West Publishing Corp. together agreed to pay $9.5 million to settle litigation alleging they engaged in anti-competitive practices when providing bar exam prep courses.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Central District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:08cv810
Case Name: Stephen Stetson et al v. West Publishing Corporation et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: District of Columbia
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: media
Specific Industry of Current Parent: media; educational services
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