Fines Imposed in Ice Cartel Case

Southern District of Ohio Judge Herman Weber has imposed $9 million dollar fines on Home City Ice Co. and Artic Glacier International for conspiring to fix the price for prepackaged ice in the Detroit area.  The fines constitute a significant reduction from the sentencing guidelines in response to the parties cooperation with the investigation.  Reddy Ice Holdings is a third defendant.  Home City has also agreed to settle civil claims brought in a multi-district litigation in an Eastern District of Michigan court for $13.5 million.  The other defendants maintain that direct purchasers are not entitled to class treatment.  Indirect purchaser claims also loom for all defenants. 

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