Eisai Co., Ltd.
Approved Evidence
Added to Rotten Company: 9/1/2026
Conduct/Event period: 1991–February 1999
Ongoing: No
Resolution status: Resolved
Resolution date: September 9, 1999
Eisai agreed to plead guilty and pay $40 million for vitamin E price fixing
Summary
On September 9, 1999, Eisai Co., Ltd. agreed to plead guilty and pay a $40 million criminal fine for fixing prices and allocating sales of vitamin E. DOJ said Eisai's cartel participation began in early 1991 and continued into February 1999. The announcement states that sentencing and court acceptance of the plea agreement were still required. Primary source: https://www.justice.gov/archive/opa/pr/1999/September/404at.htm
Evidence Weight
96.18
Severity: high
Recency Weight: 96.1750807639745
File Weight: 1