Case Details

Year Initiated/Committed

2005

Year Resolved

2005

Settlement Amount

$1.35 million to five states

Court

King County Superior Court

Docket Number

05-2-05779-3
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Lead State

WA

Participating States

CT, FL, HI, OR, UT

Defendant(s)

Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.; Daicel USA, Eastman Chemical Company; Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft; Nutrinova Nutrition Specialities & Food Ingredients, GMBH, Hoechst Celanese Corporation a/ka/CNA Holdings, Inc.; Nutrinova, Inc; Nippon Gohsei a/ka/ Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.

Case Description

Defendants pled guilty to federal criminal price-fixing charges. Several states filed civil suits separately to enforce state antitrust laws.

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