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| Company | Current Parent | Current Parent Industry | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency | Penalty Amount  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walgreens | Walgreens Boots Alliance | retailing | hazardous waste violation | 2012 | CA-MULTI | $16,570,000 |
| Money Mart Express, Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2011 | CA-MULTI | $16,375,000 | ||
| Costco | Costco | retailing | wage and hour violation | 2009 | private lawsuit-state | $16,000,000 |
| Toyota Motor Corp. | Toyota | motor vehicles | motor vehicle safety violation | 2013 | CA-OCDA | $16,000,000 |
| Electronic Arts | Electronic Arts | entertainment | wage and hour violation | 2006 | private lawsuit-state | $15,600,000 |
| Clinica Sierra Vista | False Claims Act and related | 2023 | CA-AG | $15,590,000 | ||
| Rent-A-Center, Inc. | Rent-A-Center | retailing | consumer protection violation | 2022 | CA-AG | $15,500,000 |
| Smart & Final | wage and hour violation | 2006 | private lawsuit-state | $15,300,000 | ||
| American Legal Services | fraud | 2013 | CA-OCA | $15,113,365 | ||
| Waste Management | Waste Management Inc. | waste management and environmental services | wage and hour violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-state | $15,000,000 |
| Verizon | Verizon Communications | telecommunications | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-state | $15,000,000 |
| Albertson's | Albertsons Companies | retailing | wage and hour violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-state | $15,000,000 |
| Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Co. | Elevance Health | healthcare services | insurance violation | 2009 | CA-INS | $15,000,000 |
| Southern California Edison Company | Edison International | utilities and power generation | utility safety violation | 2014 | CA-PUC | $15,000,000 |
| The Pill Club | False Claims Act and related | 2023 | CA-AG | $15,000,000 | ||
| Electronic Arts | Electronic Arts | entertainment | wage and hour violation | 2006 | private lawsuit-state | $14,900,000 |
| R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company | British American Tobacco | tobacco | tobacco litigation | 2002 | CA-AG | $14,800,000 |
| San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) | Sempra Energy | utilities and power generation | utility safety violation | 2010 | CA-PUC | $14,750,000 |
| Integrated Healthcare Holdings | KPC Healthcare | healthcare services | wage and hour violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-state | $14,500,000 |
| U.S. Foodservice | US Foods Holding | wholesalers | wage and hour violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-state | $14,500,000 |
| Hewlett-Packard | HP Inc. | electrical and electronic equipment | privacy violation | 2006 | CA-AG | $14,500,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | Walmart | retailing | consumer protection violation | 2005 | CA-AG | $14,500,000 |
| Shell Oil | Shell PLC | oil and gas | MTBE violation | 2005 | CA-OCDA | $14,500,000 |
| NextG Networks | utility safety violation | 2013 | CA-PUC | $14,500,000 | ||
| Bison Workforce Solutions | insurance violation | 2023 | CA-INS | $14,500,000 | ||
| Volvo Powertrain Corporation | Volvo | motor vehicles | air pollution violation | 2015 | CA-ARB | $14,409,599 |
| FedEx Ground Package System | FedEx | freight and logistics | wage and hour violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-state | $14,400,000 |
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) | PG&E Corp. | utilities and power generation | utility administrative violation | 2013 | CA-PUC | $14,350,000 |
| Bancroft Ventures Ltd. | investor protection violation | 2006 | CA-DFPI | $14,300,000 | ||
| Adventist Health System/West | Adventist Health (CA) | healthcare services | False Claims Act and related | 2013 | DOJ_CIVIL | $14,100,000 |
| BCI Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Los Angeles | Coca-Cola Co. | beverages | wage and hour violation | 2005 | private lawsuit-state | $14,000,000 |
| BP West Coast Products LLC, BP Products North America, Inc., and Atlantic Richfield Company | BP | oil and gas | underground storage tank violation | 2016 | CA-AG | $14,000,000 |
| General Motors | General Motors | motor vehicles | motor vehicle safety violation | 2017 | CA-OCDA | $13,900,000 |
| Pacwest Security dba PSMG Inc. and PS, Inc. and PSSA, Inc. | insurance violation | 2022 | CA-OCDA | $13,760,000 | ||
| CVS Pharmacy, Inc. | CVS Health | retailing | hazardous waste violation | 2012 | CA-MULTI | $13,750,000 |
| US Bank | U.S. Bancorp | financial services | housing code violation | 2016 | CA-LACA | $13,500,000 |
| Dignity Health | CommonSpirit Health | healthcare services | False Claims Act and related | 2022 | DOJ_CIVIL | $13,500,000 |
| RDV Construction, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2023 | CA-LCO | $13,417,893 | ||
| State Farm | State Farm Insurance | financial services | insurance violation | 2017 | CA-INS | $13,335,701 |
| Fitness Evolution | consumer protection violation | 2018 | CA-MULTI | $13,300,000 | ||
| Fidelity National Title Insurance Co. et al. | Fidelity National Financial | financial services | insurance violation | 2005 | CA-INS | $13,300,000 |
| Wells Fargo | Wells Fargo | financial services | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-state | $13,000,000 |
| Taco Bell | Yum Brands | restaurants and foodservice | wage and hour violation | 2001 | private lawsuit-state | $13,000,000 |
| Sierra Pacific Industries | Sierra Pacific Industries | building materials | air pollution violation | 2007 | CA-ARB | $13,000,000 |
| Pacific Maritime Association | wage and hour violation | 2006 | private lawsuit-state | $12,900,000 | ||
| Caremark CVS | CVS Health | retailing | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-state | $12,750,000 |
| Rite Aid Corp. | Rite Aid | retailing | hazardous waste violation | 2013 | CA-MULTI | $12,300,000 |
| Cingular Wireless | AT&T | telecommunications | consumer protection violation | 2004 | CA-PUC | $12,140,000 |
| Exxon Corporation | Exxon Mobil | oil and gas | MTBE violation | 2001 | private lawsuit-state | $12,000,000 |
| Pacific Gas and Electric Co. | PG&E Corp. | utilities and power generation | utility safety violation | 2022 | CA-PUC | $12,000,000 |
| RDV Construction, Inc | wage and hour violation | 2019 | CA-LCO | $11,943,054 | ||
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | Novartis | pharmaceuticals | kickbacks and bribery | 2020 | CA-AG | $11,800,000 |
| Bridge Harbor Management, Inc. and Creative Insurance Concepts, Inc. | investor protection violation | 2010 | CA-DFPI | $11,780,076 | ||
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan | Kaiser Permanente | healthcare services | employment discrimination | 2022 | private lawsuit-state | $11,504,759 |
| Phillips 66 | Phillips 66 | oil and gas | environmental violation | 2015 | CA-AG | $11,500,000 |
| San Mateo County Medical Center | False Claims Act and related | 2021 | DOJ_CIVIL | $11,400,000 | ||
| Lags Medical Clinics | False Claims Act and related | 2023 | CA-AG | $11,400,000 | ||
| Lags Spine & Sportscare Medical Centers Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2023 | USAO | $11,388,887 | ||
| American Honda Motor Company, Inc. | Honda | motor vehicles | product safety violation | 2020 | CA-AG | $11,375,000 |
| Discovery Sales Inc. | fraud | 2016 | USAO | $11,000,000 | ||
| Rent-A-Center | Rent-A-Center | retailing | wage and hour violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-state | $11,000,000 |
| Darden Restaurants | Darden Restaurants | restaurants and foodservice | wage and hour violation | 2007 | private lawsuit-state | $11,000,000 |
| Longs Drug | CVS Health | retailing | wage and hour violation | 2004 | private lawsuit-state | $11,000,000 |
| AutoZone, Inc. | AutoZone | retailing | hazardous waste violation | 2019 | CA-AG | $11,000,000 |
| AutoZone, Inc. | AutoZone | retailing | hazardous waste violation | 2019 | CA-MULTI | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $11,000,000 |
| Equilon Enterprises, LLC dba Shell Oil | Shell PLC | oil and gas | environmental violation | 2005 | CA-MULTI | $10,750,000 |
| Aon | Aon | financial services | wage and hour violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-state | $10,500,000 |
| PCMC/Pacific Crane Maintenance Company, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2019 | NLRB | $10,500,000 | ||
| Travelers Companies | Travelers | financial services | insurance violation | 2012 | CA-INS | $10,500,000 |
| Curacao | consumer protection violation | 2021 | CA-AG | $10,500,000 | ||
| Golden State Water | consumer protection violation | 2011 | CA-PUC | $10,500,000 | ||
| Ghacham Inc. | customs duty evasion | 2023 | USAO | $10,390,781 | ||
| Fluor-Daniel, Inc. | Fluor | construction and engineering | labor relations violation | 2010 | NLRB | $10,342,578 |
| Vitas Healthcare | Chemed | healthcare services | wage and hour violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-state | $10,300,000 |
| Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America | Allianz | financial services | insurance violation | 2008 | CA-INS | $10,050,000 |
| Sale Slash | consumer protection violation | 2016 | FTC | $10,000,000 | ||
| Intercare Health Systems Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2010 | DOJ_CIVIL | $10,000,000 | ||
| Menlo Worldwide Services Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2016 | USAO | $10,000,000 | ||
| CVS Caremark | CVS Health | retailing | wage and hour violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-state | $10,000,000 |
| Barnes & Noble | Elliott Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2006 | private lawsuit-state | $10,000,000 |
| Big Lots Stores | Big Lots | retailing | wage and hour violation | 2004 | private lawsuit-state | $10,000,000 |
| Pizza Hut | Yum Brands | restaurants and foodservice | wage and hour violation | 2001 | private lawsuit-state | $10,000,000 |
| Uber Technologies Inc. | Uber Technologies | miscellaneous services | consumer protection violation | 2016 | CA-MULTI | $10,000,000 |
| Wade Cook Financial Corp. and Wade Cook Seminars | consumer protection violation | 2000 | CA-MULTI | $10,000,000 | ||
| Jet Propulsion Laboratory | employment discrimination | 2020 | EEOC | $10,000,000 | ||
| Anthem Blue Cross | Elevance Health | healthcare services | insurance violation | 2008 | CA-MHC | $10,000,000 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2021 | CA-AG | $10,000,000 | ||
| Frontier Oil Corp. | environmental violation | 2007 | private lawsuit-state | $10,000,000 | ||
| Chevron Corp. | Chevron | oil and gas | MTBE violation | 2001 | private lawsuit-state | $10,000,000 |
| TracFone Wireless, Inc. | Verizon Communications | telecommunications | consumer protection violation | 2015 | CA-PUC | $10,000,000 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals | Endo International | pharmaceuticals | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2022 | CA-SFCA | $10,000,000 |
| Southern California Edison | Edison International | utilities and power generation | utility safety violation | 2022 | CA-PUC | $10,000,000 |
| Home Depot | Home Depot | retailing | hazardous waste violation | 2007 | CA-MULTI | $9,900,000 |
| O'Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC et al. | O'Reilly Automotive | retailing | environmental violation | 2016 | CA-MULTI | $9,870,000 |
| Safeway Inc. | Albertsons Companies | retailing | hazardous waste violation | 2015 | CA-MULTI | $9,870,000 |
| Southern California Gas Co. | Sempra Energy | utilities and power generation | utility administrative violation | 2022 | CA-PUC | $9,807,000 |
| Walgreens | Walgreens Boots Alliance | retailing | False Claims Act and related | 2017 | CA-AG | $9,800,000 |
| Brotman Medical Center | False Claims Act and related | 2002 | DOJ_CIVIL | $9,750,000 | ||
| LandAmerica Financial Group | consumer protection violation | 2002 | CA-AG | $9,600,000 | ||
| Darden Restaurants | Darden Restaurants | restaurants and foodservice | wage and hour violation | 2005 | private lawsuit-state | $9,500,000 |
| DirecTV | AT&T | telecommunications | hazardous waste violation | 2017 | CA-AG | $9,500,000 |
