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StarKist fined $100m for price-fixing conspiracy

StarKist previously claimed that paying a $100m fine could 'bankrupt' it or restrict the company's ability to pay civil claims

By Jason Smith | Sept. 11, 2019 19:05 BST
Starkist products on display at Safeway, Seattle, USA, September 2016.
StarKist products on display.
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SAN FRANCISCO, California, US -- StarKist & Co. will have to pay a $100 million fine for having engaged in a price-fixing conspiracy, the largest amount paid by the US 'big three' canners that participated.   [...]

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