StarKist To Pay $100 Million In Price-Fixing Case

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered StarKist Co. to pay a $100 million fine in a canned tuna price-fixing conspiracy involving three companies.
The Pittsburgh-based company had asked U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen to reduce the fine to $50 million, arguing a $100 million penalty could bankrupt it because it still faces millions more in potential civil damages.
Chen on Wednesday said the court found the company has the assets and the ability to borrow mo