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10,000+ European Hotels Sue Booking.com for Anti-Competitive Practices
Over 10,000 European hotels are collectively suing Booking.com for damages, totaling an estimated amount for unfair price parity clauses deemed illegal by the European Court of Justice in 2024. The case, filed in the Netherlands, is backed by Hotrec and over 30 national hotel associations, including...
10,000+ European Hotels Sue Booking.com for Anti-Competitive Practices
Over 10,000 European hotels are collectively suing Booking.com for damages, totaling an estimated amount for unfair price parity clauses deemed illegal by the European Court of Justice in 2024. The case, filed in the Netherlands, is backed by Hotrec and over 30 national hotel associations, including...
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44% Bias Score
€458 Million Fine for Automakers in EU Recycling Cartel
The European Commission fined 15 European automakers €458 million for a 15-year price-fixing cartel on vehicle recycling from 2002-2017, with Volkswagen, Renault/Nissan, and Stellantis receiving the largest penalties; Mercedes-Benz avoided a fine for whistleblowing, and the ACEA was fined €500,000 f...
€458 Million Fine for Automakers in EU Recycling Cartel
The European Commission fined 15 European automakers €458 million for a 15-year price-fixing cartel on vehicle recycling from 2002-2017, with Volkswagen, Renault/Nissan, and Stellantis receiving the largest penalties; Mercedes-Benz avoided a fine for whistleblowing, and the ACEA was fined €500,000 f...
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40% Bias Score
Son-in-Law of Mexican Drug Lord Pleads Guilty to Border Price-Fixing Scheme
Carlos Favian Martinez, son-in-law of former Gulf Cartel leader Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, pleaded guilty to an 11-year price-fixing scheme involving violence and money laundering in the U.S.-Mexico used-car market, impacting thousands of migrants.
Son-in-Law of Mexican Drug Lord Pleads Guilty to Border Price-Fixing Scheme
Carlos Favian Martinez, son-in-law of former Gulf Cartel leader Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, pleaded guilty to an 11-year price-fixing scheme involving violence and money laundering in the U.S.-Mexico used-car market, impacting thousands of migrants.
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40% Bias Score
€611 Million Fine for French Appliance Price-Fixing Cartel
Ten French appliance manufacturers and two distributors were fined €611 million by the French Competition Authority for price-fixing between 2007 and 2014, using tactics to restrict online sales and maintain higher prices for consumers.
€611 Million Fine for French Appliance Price-Fixing Cartel
Ten French appliance manufacturers and two distributors were fined €611 million by the French Competition Authority for price-fixing between 2007 and 2014, using tactics to restrict online sales and maintain higher prices for consumers.
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36% Bias Score
€10.5 Million Fine for Road Construction Cartel, Damage Claims Investigated in Saxony-Anhalt
Seven German road construction companies were fined €10.5 million for illegal collusion on public contracts between 2016 and 2019, prompting damage claims investigations by Saxony-Anhalt state and local authorities.
€10.5 Million Fine for Road Construction Cartel, Damage Claims Investigated in Saxony-Anhalt
Seven German road construction companies were fined €10.5 million for illegal collusion on public contracts between 2016 and 2019, prompting damage claims investigations by Saxony-Anhalt state and local authorities.
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40% Bias Score
Israeli Supermarket Executives Indicted on Price-Fixing Charges
The Israel Competition Authority indicted four supermarket executives—Eyal Ravid (Victory), Eitan Yochananof (Yochananof and Sons), Elad Harazi (Yochananof and Sons), and Ephraim Tshuva (Super Bareket)—on charges of price-fixing and violating the Food Law following an investigation into the food ind...
Israeli Supermarket Executives Indicted on Price-Fixing Charges
The Israel Competition Authority indicted four supermarket executives—Eyal Ravid (Victory), Eitan Yochananof (Yochananof and Sons), Elad Harazi (Yochananof and Sons), and Ephraim Tshuva (Super Bareket)—on charges of price-fixing and violating the Food Law following an investigation into the food ind...
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48% Bias Score
Karel Vuursteen, Former Heineken CEO, Dies at 83
Karel Vuursteen, former CEO of Heineken, died on Monday at age 83; his 1993-2002 leadership was marked by international expansion, clashes with shareholders prioritizing short-term gains, and later, involvement in a price-fixing scandal.
Karel Vuursteen, Former Heineken CEO, Dies at 83
Karel Vuursteen, former CEO of Heineken, died on Monday at age 83; his 1993-2002 leadership was marked by international expansion, clashes with shareholders prioritizing short-term gains, and later, involvement in a price-fixing scandal.
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36% Bias Score
FTC Investigates Rental Housing Data Analysis as "Price Fixing"
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether the use of software applications for data collection and analysis constitutes illegal price-fixing in the rental housing industry, despite the market's fragmented nature and millions of independent participants.
FTC Investigates Rental Housing Data Analysis as "Price Fixing"
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether the use of software applications for data collection and analysis constitutes illegal price-fixing in the rental housing industry, despite the market's fragmented nature and millions of independent participants.
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60% Bias Score
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