The ongoing price fixing investigations being conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and the Federal Bureau of Investigation netted its latest guilty pleas. Corning International Kabushiki Kaisha (Corning International K.K.) has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $66.5 million criminal fine for conspiring to fix prices, rig bids and allocate the […]
U.S. Files Complaint Against Volkswagen on Clean Air Act Violations
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), yesterday filed a civil complaint in federal court in Detroit, Mich., against Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, Volkswagen Group of America Inc., Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga Operations LLC, Porsche AG and Porsche Cars North America Inc. The complaint alleges that nearly […]
SCRS Asks U.S. Attorney General to Investigate Antitrust Violations
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) announced that it is joining the efforts of a number of collision repair organizations across the country in its request to the Department of Justice, and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, to investigate violations of federal antitrust laws by automobile insurance companies. “Stemming from the circulation of a […]
CT Association Petitions US Attorney General to Stop Antitrust Violations
The Auto Body Association of Connecticut is launching a national petition to the United States Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. requesting that his office investigate violations of federal antitrust laws by insurance companies serving the private passenger automobile industry. According to William Romaniello, III, Connecticut shop owner and legislative director for the Auto Body […]