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| Company | Current Parent | Current Parent Industry | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency | Penalty Amount  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unum Life Insurance Company of America | Unum | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $45,998,014 |
| Colgate-Palmolive Co. | Colgate-Palmolive | household and personal care products | benefit plan administrator violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $45,900,000 |
| General Motors | General Motors | motor vehicles | product safety violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $45,700,000 |
| UBS | UBS | financial services | wage and hour violation | 2007 | private lawsuit-federal | $45,000,000 |
| Family Dollar Stores | Dollar Tree | retailing | employment discrimination | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $45,000,000 |
| WEC Energy Group | WEC Energy Group | utilities and power generation | benefit plan administrator violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-federal | $45,000,000 |
| Johnson & Johnson | Johnson & Johnson | pharmaceuticals | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2002 | private lawsuit-federal | $45,000,000 |
| American Airlines | American Airlines | airlines | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $45,000,000 |
| Becton Dickinson & Company, Inc. | Becton Dickinson | medical equipment and supplies | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $45,000,000 |
| Golden Peanut Company LLC | Archer Daniels Midland | agribusiness | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $45,000,000 |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | HSBC | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $45,000,000 |
| Mitsubishi Corp. | Mitsubishi Corporation | diversified | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2003 | private lawsuit-federal | $45,000,000 |
| Panasonic Corp. | Panasonic | electrical and electronic equipment | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $45,000,000 |
| Tanabe Seiyaku Co. Ltd. | Mitsubishi Chemical | chemicals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2004 | private lawsuit-federal | $45,000,000 |
| Avis Budget Group Inc. | Avis Budget Group | miscellaneous services | consumer protection violation | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $45,000,000 |
| Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | Wells Fargo | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $45,000,000 |
| Monsanto Co. | Bayer | chemicals | environmental violation | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $45,000,000 |
| DeVry University | Cogswell Education | miscellaneous services | consumer protection violation | 2022 | private lawsuit-state | $44,950,000 |
| Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. | Toyoda Gosei | automotive parts | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $44,840,000 |
| Elevate Credit Inc. et al. | consumer protection violation | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $44,530,000 | ||
| DuPont Pharmaceuticals Company | Bristol-Myers Squibb | pharmaceuticals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2002 | private lawsuit-federal | $44,500,000 |
| Louisiana-Pacific Corporation | Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | building materials | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal | $44,500,000 |
| U.S. Bank NA | U.S. Bancorp | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $44,500,000 |
| Brinker International | Brinker International | restaurants and foodservice | wage and hour violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-state | $44,300,000 |
| UBS | UBS | financial services | wage and hour violation | 2007 | private lawsuit-federal | $44,000,000 |
| Walgreens Boot Alliance | Walgreens Boots Alliance | retailing | consumer protection violation | 2024 | private lawsuit-federal | $44,000,000 |
| Mosaic Co. | Mosaic Co. | chemicals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $43,750,000 |
| Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. | Nutrien Ltd. | chemicals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $43,750,000 |
| Merrill Lynch | Bank of America | financial services | wage and hour violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-federal | $43,500,000 |
| NIBCO Inc. | product safety violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $43,500,000 | ||
| Varsity Brands LLC | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $43,500,000 | ||
| National City Corp. | PNC Financial Services | financial services | benefit plan administrator violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-federal | $43,000,000 |
| Volkswagen Group of America | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | product safety violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $43,000,000 |
| Cahill Gordon & Reindel | environmental violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $42,600,000 | ||
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | JPMorgan Chase | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2012 | private lawsuit-federal | $42,600,000 |
| Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. | Furukawa Electric | electrical and electronic equipment | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $42,560,000 |
| Morgan Stanley | Morgan Stanley | financial services | wage and hour violation | 2006 | private lawsuit-federal | $42,500,000 |
| Medco Health Solutions Inc. | Cigna | healthcare services | benefit plan administrator violation | 2004 | private lawsuit-federal | $42,500,000 |
| St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center | St. Joseph's Health (NJ) | healthcare services | benefit plan administrator violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $42,500,000 |
| Panasonic Corp. | Panasonic | electrical and electronic equipment | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $42,500,000 |
| Phoenix Life Insurance Company | consumer protection violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $42,500,000 | ||
| VHS of Michigan | Tenet Healthcare | healthcare services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $42,000,000 |
| Staples | Sycamore Partners Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $42,000,000 |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPMorgan Chase | financial services | wage and hour violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $42,000,000 |
| Volkswagen Group of America | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | product safety violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $42,000,000 |
| Cheil Jedang Corporation | CJ Group | diversified | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2004 | private lawsuit-federal | $42,000,000 |
| Citigroup Inc. | Citigroup | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $42,000,000 |
| HSBC Bank PLC | HSBC | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $42,000,000 |
| Smithfield Foods Inc. | WH Group | food products | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $42,000,000 |
| British Airways PLC | International Airlines Group | airlines | consumer protection violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $42,000,000 |
| Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. | Live Nation Entertainment | entertainment | consumer protection violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-state | $42,000,000 |
| Freeport-McMoran Inc. et al. | Freeport-McMoRan | mining and minerals | environmental violation | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $42,000,000 |
| Bank of America N.A. | Bank of America | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $41,920,374 |
| Safeway Inc. | Albertsons Companies | retailing | consumer protection violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $41,884,767 |
| Merck | Merck | pharmaceuticals | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-federal | $41,500,000 |
| TD Bank N.A. | Toronto-Dominion Bank | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $41,500,000 |
| Briston-Myers Squibb | Bristol-Myers Squibb | pharmaceuticals | benefit plan administrator violation | 2005 | private lawsuit-federal | $41,220,000 |
| Greenberg Traurig LLP | consumer protection violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $41,150,000 | ||
| RadioShack | RadioShack | retailing | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $41,029,237 |
| Actavis Inc. | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries | pharmaceuticals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $41,000,000 |
| Boeing | Boeing | aerospace and military contracting | employment discrimination | 2004 | private lawsuit-federal | $40,600,000 |
| General Electric Company | General Electric | diversified | benefit plan administrator violation | 2009 | private lawsuit-federal | $40,150,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | Walmart | retailing | wage and hour violation | 2009 | private lawsuit-state | $40,000,000 |
| Abercombie & Fitch Co. | Abercrombie & Fitch | retailing | employment discrimination | 2005 | private lawsuit-federal | $40,000,000 |
| American International Group, Inc. | American International Group | financial services | benefit plan administrator violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $40,000,000 |
| Cardinal Health, Inc. | Cardinal Health | wholesalers | benefit plan administrator violation | 2007 | private lawsuit-federal | $40,000,000 |
| Hess Energy Inc. | Hess Corp. | oil and gas | environmental violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal | $40,000,000 |
| GlaxoSmithKline | GlaxoSmithKline | pharmaceuticals | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal | $40,000,000 |
| Autoliv Inc. | Autoliv Inc. | automotive parts | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $40,000,000 |
| DairyAmerica, Inc. | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $40,000,000 | ||
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Endo International | pharmaceuticals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $40,000,000 |
| Facebook Inc. | Meta Platforms Inc. | information technology | consumer protection violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $40,000,000 |
| Prudential Insurance Company of America | Prudential Financial | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $40,000,000 |
| Wells Fargo Merchant Services LLC | Wells Fargo | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $40,000,000 |
| Costa Del Mar Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $40,000,000 | ||
| Leggett & Platt Inc. | Leggett & Platt | diversified | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $39,800,000 |
| 3M Company | 3M Company | miscellaneous manufacturing | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2007 | private lawsuit-federal | $39,750,000 |
| Monsanto Company | Bayer | chemicals | consumer protection violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $39,550,000 |
| Boeing | Boeing | aerospace and military contracting | environmental violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-state | $39,500,000 |
| Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. | Samsung | diversified | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $39,500,000 |
| Target Corporation | Target | retailing | privacy violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $39,357,939 |
| USG Corporation | Knauf | building materials | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $39,250,000 |
| Prudential Insurance | Prudential Financial | financial services | benefit plan administrator violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $39,100,000 |
| Wachovia Securities | Wells Fargo | financial services | wage and hour violation | 2009 | private lawsuit-federal | $39,000,000 |
| LG Chem Ltd. | LG | diversified | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $39,000,000 |
| Merck & Co. | Merck | pharmaceuticals | consumer protection violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-state | $39,000,000 |
| Hitachi Displays, Ltd | Hitachi | diversified | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $38,977,224 |
| National Grid USA | National Grid | utilities and power generation | privacy violation | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $38,500,000 |
| Henry Schein, Inc. | Henry Schein | wholesalers | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $38,500,000 |
| Merrill Lynch | Bank of America | financial services | employment discrimination | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $38,225,000 |
| Washington Mutual Bank | JPMorgan Chase | financial services | wage and hour violation | 2009 | private lawsuit-federal | $38,000,000 |
| Staples | Sycamore Partners Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-state | $38,000,000 |
| 24 Hour Fitness | 24 Hour Fitness | miscellaneous services | wage and hour violation | 2006 | private lawsuit-federal | $38,000,000 |
| AU Optronics Corporation | AU Optronics | electrical and electronic equipment | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2012 | private lawsuit-federal | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $38,000,000 |
| Deutsche Bank AG | Deutsche Bank | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $38,000,000 |
| Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. | Sumitomo Group | diversified | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $38,000,000 |
| Provide Commerce Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $38,000,000 | ||
| Forjas Taurus, S.A. | Taurus | miscellaneous manufacturing | product safety violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $37,995,000 |
| Nishikawa Rubber Co. | Nishikawa Rubber | automotive parts | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $37,620,000 |
| General Motors Corporation | General Motors | motor vehicles | benefit plan administrator violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal | $37,500,000 |
| Northern Trust | Northern Trust | financial services | benefit plan administrator violation | 2006 | private lawsuit-federal | $37,500,000 |
