BP, Exxon hit with antitrust suit

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BP PLC of the United Kingdom and Exxon Mobil Corp. of the United States have been charged with collusion by Alaska state authorities in preventing natural gas supplies from being sold in the United States. The anti-trust lawsuit also states the two petroleum companies have as a result driven up prices. There is also controversy over the construction of a gas pipeline through Canada by BP PLC and Exxon Mobil Corp.

United Kingdom, Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction, Crude petroleum and natural gas, Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas, Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors, Natural gas liquids, Antitrust Law, Legal/Government Regulation, Petroleum refining, Alaska, Oil & Gas Extraction, Oil and Gas Extraction, Interpretation and construction, Cases, Gas industry, BP PLC, XON, Exxon Mobil Corp., Antitrust issue

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Chemicals inquiry widens as rivals race for amnesty: U.S., European prosecutors grant protection, creating snowball effect for probe

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A price-fixing investigation involving the chemical industry is demonstrating the effectiveness of granting amnesty to initial whistleblowers who bring legal attention to conspiracies. The investigation, which began two years ago, has grown to include several industry giants such as DuPont Co., Dow Chemical Co., and Bayer AG.

Europe, Commodity & service prices, CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS, Prices and rates, Chemical industry, Whistle blowing, Whistleblowing, Price fixing, Pesticides industry, Herbicides, Company pricing policy, Sulphur industry

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Prosecutors step up probe of Milberg Weiss law firm

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Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach L.L.P. law firm of the United States is under criminal investigation for alleged illegal payments. The focus of the investigation is on a former partner William S. Lerach. The Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach L.L.P. law firm is the largest United States class action law firm.

Legal services, Police Protection, Fraud, Law firms, Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman L.L.P., Lerach, William S.

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