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Violation Tracker Current Parent Company Summary

Current Parent Company Name: Berkshire Hathaway
Ownership Structure: publicly traded (ticker symbol NYSE: BRK.B)
Headquartered in: Nebraska
Major Industry: diversified
Specific Industry: diversified
Penalty total since 2000$1,850,087,109
Number of records: 3,405
Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined)Penalty TotalNumber of Records
safety-related offenses$794,518,8002,991
competition-related offenses$393,770,5009
consumer-protection-related offenses$290,698,50392
environment-related offenses$235,625,631252
financial offenses$113,816,2818
Top 5 Primary Offense TypesPenalty TotalNumber of Records
utility safety violation$727,768,62517
price-fixing or anti-competitive practices$285,500,0003
consumer protection violation$157,186,00012
environmental violation$117,481,319129
energy market violation$105,090,5004
Notes: Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.

Links: For a summary of this company's regulatory penalties in more than 50 other countries, see its Violation Tracker Global summary page here.

Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found here.

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CompanyPrimary Offense TypeYear sort iconAgencyPenalty Amount
McLane Northeastemployment discrimination2024EEOC$1,675,000
Geico Indemnity Co.consumer protection violation2024private lawsuit-federal$5,100,000
GEICO Casualty Companyinsurance violation2024MD-INS$7,500
Benjamin Moore and Co.hazardous waste violation2024MA-ENV$6,873
LUBRIZOL ADVANCED MATERIALS INCunderground storage tank violation2024NJ-ENV$15,000
JOHNS MANVILLEair pollution violation2024NJ-ENV$32,000
BNSF Railway Co.privacy violation2024private lawsuit-federal$75,000,000
GEICO Casualty Company et al.insurance violation2024OR-FIN$268,880
Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance Companyinsurance violation2024TX-INS$5,500
PacifiCorputility service violation2024CA-PUC$18,030
Precision Castparts Corp.export control violation2024DDTC$3,000,000
PacifiCorputility safety violation2024private lawsuit-state$178,000,000
HomeServices of Americaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2024private lawsuit-federal$250,000,000
Government Employees Insurance Companyprivacy violation2024NY-AG$9,750,000
The Lubrizol Corporationair pollution violation2024TX-ENV$41,775
Johns Manville, Inc.air pollution violation2024IN-ENV$34,400
The Lubrizol Corporationwater pollution violation2024TX-ENV$23,160
The Lubrizol Corporationair pollution violation2024TX-ENV$5,250
GEICO ADVANTAGE INSURANCE COMPANYinsurance violation2024WA-INS$5,000
NEBRASKA FURNITURE MARTworkplace safety or health violation2024OSHA$9,679
ACME BRICK COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2024OSHA$5,531
UNION TANK CAR COMPANY- UTLXworkplace safety or health violation2024OSHA$24,000
MCLANE COMPANY, INC.workplace safety or health violation2024OSHA$5,000
NEVADA POWER COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2024OSHA$5,762
FOREST RIVER INCworkplace safety or health violation2024OSHA$6,000
FOREST RIVER, INC.workplace safety or health violation2024OSHA$6,300
L. A. DARLING COMPANY LLCworkplace safety or health violation2024OSHA$16,131
JOHNS MANVILLEworkplace safety or health violation2024OSHA$9,000
MCLANE FOODSERVICE, INC.workplace safety or health violation2024OSHA$14,517
JOHNS MANVILLEworkplace safety or health violation2024OSHA$32,262
PCC STRUCTURALS INCworkplace safety or health violation2024OSHA$10,028
UNION TANK CAR COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2024OSHA$8,400
RAILSERVE, INC.workplace safety or health violation2024OSHA$12,676
Sierra Pacific Power Company dba NV Energyconsumer protection violation2023NV-AG$10,000
Nevada Power Co. dba NV Energyutility safety violation2023NV-AG$25,000
GEICO General Insurance Co.consumer protection violation2023private lawsuit-federal$8,800,000
Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance Companyinsurance violation2023AK-INS$7,500
Wellfleet New York Insurance Companyinsurance violation2023NY-DFS$584,333
Wellfleet Insurance Companyinsurance violation2023TX-INS$125,000
Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance Companyinsurance violation2023TX-INS$9,000
Benjamin Moore and Companyenvironmental violation2023AL-ENV$31,080
Government Employees Insurance Co. dba GEICOwage and hour violation2023private lawsuit-federal$805,000
The Lubrizol Corporationair pollution violation2023TX-ENV$800,000
ACME BRICK COMPANYair pollution violation2023TX-ENV$5,520
Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance Companyinsurance violation2023MO-INS$19,250
Government Employees Insurance Company and GEICO General Insurance Companyinsurance violation2023NY-DFS$40,000
Government Employees Insurance Company et al.insurance violation2023RI-FIN$10,000
GEICO ADVANTAGE INSURANCE COMPANYinsurance violation2023WA-INS$5,000
NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COpipeline safety violation2023PHMSA$75,200
PacifiCorputility safety violation2023private lawsuit-state$299,000,000
PacifiCorputility safety violation2023private lawsuit-state$250,000,000
Government Employees Insurance Companyinsurance violation2023NJ-DBI$522,900
CARLTON FORGE WORKSair pollution violation2023CA-SCAQMD$40,521
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$32,850
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$23,718
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$21,250
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$20,805
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$20,075
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$18,250
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$12,775
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$10,950
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$10,950
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$10,950
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$10,950
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$10,950
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$10,950
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$10,950
Lubrizol Corporationrailroad safety violation2023FRA$10,000
Union Tank Car Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$10,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$9,125
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$7,300
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$7,300
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$7,300
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$7,300
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$7,300
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$7,300
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$7,300
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$6,935
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$6,935
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$6,935
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$6,935
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$6,935
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$6,935
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$6,935
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$6,935
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$6,750
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$5,840
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$5,840
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$5,840
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$5,475
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$5,475
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$5,475
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$5,475
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$5,475
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$5,475
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$5,475
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$5,475
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$5,475
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$5,475
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$5,475
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$5,475
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.