Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case. Click on the current parent name to reach the summary page for that parent company.
| Company | Current Parent | Current Parent Industry | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency | Penalty Amount  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exxon Corporation | Exxon Mobil | oil and gas | environmental violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal | $507,500,000 |
| Monsanto Company | Bayer | chemicals | PCB violation | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $537,500,000 |
| Pacific Gas & Electric | PG&E Corp. | utilities and power generation | utility safety violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-state | $565,000,000 |
| Chemours | Chemours | chemicals | PFAS violation | 2024 | private lawsuit-federal | $592,000,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | Walmart | retailing | wage and hour violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal/state | $640,000,000 |
| Meta Platforms Inc. | information technology | privacy violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $650,000,000 | |
| Mercedes-Benz USA LLC | Mercedes-Benz Group | motor vehicles | air pollution violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $700,000,000 |
| Bayer AG | Bayer | chemicals | product safety violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $750,000,000 |
| Fox Corp. | Fox Corporation | media | defamation | 2023 | private lawsuit-state | $787,500,000 |
| Dow Chemical | Dow Inc. | chemicals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $835,000,000 |
| Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin | Knauf | building materials | product safety violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,000,000,000 |
| Mastercard International Inc. | MasterCard | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2004 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,025,000,000 |
| Halliburton Energy Services Inc. | Halliburton | oilfield services and supplies | oil spill | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,028,000,000 |
| U.S. Tobacco Co. | Altria | tobacco | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2002 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,050,000,000 |
| Exxon Corporation | Exxon Mobil | oil and gas | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2006 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,075,000,000 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Microsoft | information technology | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2006 | private lawsuit-state | $1,100,000,000 |
| Syngenta AG | ChemChina | chemicals | product safety violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,510,000,000 |
| Volkswagen | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | air pollution violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,600,000,000 |
| Visa USA | Visa | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2004 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,025,000,000 |
| Mastercard International Inc. | MasterCard | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,100,000,000 |
| South Carolina Electric & Gas | Dominion Energy | utilities and power generation | consumer protection violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-state | $2,200,000,000 |
| Johnson & Johnson | Johnson & Johnson | pharmaceuticals | product safety violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,500,000,000 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield Association | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,670,000,000 | ||
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Visa | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,100,000,000 |
| 3M Company | 3M Company | miscellaneous manufacturing | product safety violation | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $6,000,000,000 |
| BP | BP | oil and gas | oil spill | 2012 | private lawsuit-federal | $7,800,000,000 |
| Johnson & Johnson | Johnson & Johnson | pharmaceuticals | product safety violation | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $8,900,000,000 |
| Bayer | Bayer | chemicals | product safety violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $9,600,000,000 |
| Volkswagen Group of America | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | air pollution violation | 2016 | 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. $10,033,000,000 |
| 3M Company | 3M Company | miscellaneous manufacturing | PFAS violation | 2024 | private lawsuit-federal | $12,500,000,000 |
