Sotheby's seeks to resolve scandal

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Sotheby's Holdings Inc. is seeking to end a civil and criminal case against it as it engages in talks with the US Justice Department. The case involves price-fixing during art auctions.

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Ex-Christie's chairman stays silent

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Lawyers request that a default judgement be entered in a price fixing case against Sir Anthony Tennant for not responding to lawsuits against him.

United Kingdom, Sotheby's Inc., Christie's International PLC, Tennant, Anthony

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Taubman trial starts; how involved was former Sotheby's chairman?

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Together Sotheby's and Christie's auction houses control 90% of the art auction business; the two giants in their field have conspired to fix prices. The trial will begin that hopes to prove whether or not Sotheby's former chairman A. Alfred Taubman directed Diana D. Brooks, the firm's former chief execitive, to conspire to increase profits even more for the two largest houses.

Executive changes & profiles, Taubman, A. Alfred, Brooks, Diana D.

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