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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd.
Current Parent Company: Nippon Seiki
Penalty: $5,250,000
Year: 2014
Date: December 4, 2014
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Violation Description: Nippon Seiki agreed to pay over $5 million to direct purchasers to settle its involvement in litigation concerning price-fixing of automotive instrument panel clusters.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Eastern District of Michigan
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:12cv201
Case Name: Instrument Panel Clusters - Direct Purchaser Actions
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: Japan
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: electrical and electronic equipment
Specific Industry of Current Parent: electronic components
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