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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: $1,327,085,082
Number of records: 3,308
Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined)Penalty TotalNumber of Records
safety-related offenses$615,771,0652,915
environment-related offenses$234,546,673243
consumer-protection-related offenses$200,528,59382
competition-related offenses$140,770,5007
financial offenses$113,816,2818
Top 5 Primary Offense TypesPenalty TotalNumber of Records
utility safety violation$549,768,62516
consumer protection violation$152,076,00010
energy market violation$105,090,5004
environmental violation$102,377,689105
air pollution violation$77,267,37286
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: 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 Type sort iconYearAgencyPenalty Amount
General Reinsurance Corporationaccounting fraud or deficiencies2010DOJ_CRIMINAL$24,500,000
General Re Corporationaccounting fraud or deficiencies2010SEC$12,200,000
Nevada Power Companyair pollution violation2007EPA$60,700,000
MidAmerican Energy Co.air pollution violation2007IA-AG$27,500
Shaw Industries, Inc.air pollution violation2000AL-ENV$15,000
Benjamin Moore & Companyair pollution violation2019CA-ARB$82,000
Forest River, Inc.air pollution violation2019CA-ARB$30,468
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroadair pollution violation2017CA-ARB$95,000
Carlton Forge Worksair pollution violation2016CA-ARB$130,000
BNSF and UP Railroadsair pollution violation2011CA-ARB$6,400
BNSF and UPair pollution violation2010CA-ARB$5,600
BNSF Railwayair pollution violation2008CA-ARB$10,800
McLane Company Inc.air pollution violation2008CA-ARB$14,000
BNSF Railwayair pollution violation2006CA-ARB$87,000
Forest River, Inc.air pollution violation2005CA-ARB$333,000
Shaw Industries Inc.air pollution violation2011GA-ENV$5,000
Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc.air pollution violation2008GA-ENV$21,000
Shaw Industries, Incair pollution violation2003GA-ENV$6,800
Shaw Industriesair pollution violation2001GA-ENV$55,000
MidAmerican Energy Companyair pollution violation2005IL-ENV$10,000
FOREST RIVER INCair pollution violation2020IN-ENV$9,000
JOHNS MANVILLE INCair pollution violation2016IN-ENV$26,250
JOHNS MANVILLE INCair pollution violation2009IN-ENV$63,500
UNION TANK CAR COair pollution violation2007IN-ENV$27,000
JOHNS MANVILLE INCair pollution violation2002IN-ENV$29,000
NOVEON, INCair pollution violation2004KY-ENV$75,000
Caledonian Alloys, Inc.air pollution violation2010NC-ENV$139,583
JOHNS MANVILLEair pollution violation2013NJ-ENV$11,000
JOHNS MANVILLEair pollution violation2008NJ-ENV$8,000
JOHNS MANVILLEair pollution violation2007NJ-ENV$6,000
JOHNS MANVILLEair pollution violation2007NJ-ENV$20,650
MCWILLIAMS FORGEair pollution violation2005NJ-ENV$5,250
JOHNS MANVILLE INTERNATIONAL CORPair pollution violation2002NJ-ENV$27,000
MCWILLIAMS FORGEair pollution violation2002NJ-ENV$9,000
ANDERSON HARDWOOD FLOORS, INCair pollution violation2012SC-ENV$9,625
ANDERSON HARDWOOD FLOORSair pollution violation2009SC-ENV$8,000
JOHNS MANVILLEair pollution violation2007SC-ENV$5,000
DOMINION ENERGY TRANSMISSION, INC.air pollution violation2020WV-ENV$41,600
DOMINION ENERGY TRANSMISSION, INC.air pollution violation2018WV-ENV$90,000
DOMINION ENERGY TRANSMISSION, INC.air pollution violation2015WV-ENV$84,000
DOMINION TRANSMISSION, INC.air pollution violation2014WV-ENV$17,500
DOMINION ENERGY TRANSMISSION, INC.air pollution violation2003WV-ENV$10,000
DOMINION ENERGY TRANSMISSION, INC.air pollution violation2003WV-ENV$60,000
DOMINION ENERGY TRANSMISSION, INC.air pollution violation2002WV-ENV$10,000
PacifiCorpair pollution violation2014WY-ENV$10,000
PacifiCorpair pollution violation2013WY-ENV$17,500
PacifiCorpair pollution violation2010WY-ENV$10,000
Bridger Coal Co.air pollution violation2009WY-ENV$10,000
PacifiCorpair pollution violation2009WY-ENV$60,200
PacifiCorpair pollution violation2007WY-ENV$7,000
Aerocraft Heat Treating Co Incair pollution violation2019CA-SCAQMD$335,000
Carlton Forge Worksair pollution violation2018CA-SCAQMD$40,000
Carlton Forge Worksair pollution violation2018CA-SCAQMD$75,000
Carlton Forge Worksair pollution violation2017CA-SCAQMD$73,150
Carlton Forge Worksair pollution violation2015CA-SCAQMD$342,500
BNSFair pollution violation2015CA-SCAQMD$10,000
Benjamin Moore & Co.air pollution violation2012CA-SCAQMD$15,000
Klune Industries Inc.air pollution violation2009CA-SCAQMD$10,000
Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railwayair pollution violation2008CA-SCAQMD$16,000
Klune Industries Inc.air pollution violation2005CA-SCAQMD$127,000
Textron Aerospace Fastenersair pollution violation2003CA-SCAQMD$5,000
Textron Aerospace Fastenersair pollution violation2003CA-SCAQMD$5,000
Textron Aerospace Fastenersair pollution violation2003CA-SCAQMD$36,000
Textron Aerospace Fastenersair pollution violation2002CA-SCAQMD$5,000
Johns Manville Corp.air pollution violation2002CA-SCAQMD$9,713
Textron Aerospace Fastenersair pollution violation2002CA-SCAQMD$13,000
Aerocraft Heat Treating Co. Inc.air pollution violation2001CA-SCAQMD$5,000
Carlton Forge Worksair pollution violation2001CA-SCAQMD$92,000
Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc.air pollution violation2011KY-LMAPCD$6,750
Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc.air pollution violation2007KY-LMAPCD$110,700
CARLTON FORGE WORKSair pollution violation2022CA-SCAQMD$10,000
AEROCRAFT HEAT TREATING CO, INC.air pollution violation2022CA-SCAQMD$5,455
The Lubrizol Corporationair pollution violation2023TX-ENV$800,000
ACME BRICK COMPANYair pollution violation2023TX-ENV$5,520
Johns Manvilleair pollution violation2022TX-ENV$75,000
CARLTON FORGE WORKSair pollution violation2023CA-SCAQMD$40,521
HUNTINGTON ALLOYS CORPORATIONair pollution violation2013EPA$160,000
DOMINION TRANSMISSION, INC.air pollution violation2016EPA$98,000
NOVEON, INC.air pollution violation2004EPA$7,700
MCLANE FOODSERVICE, INC.air pollution violation2014EPA$7,100
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO.air pollution violation2014EPA$47,600
MCLANE FOODSERVICE, INCair pollution violation2022EPA$42,037
The Lubrizol Corporationair pollution violation2013EPA$225,400
TITANIUM METALS CORPORATIONair pollution violation2000EPA$430,000
Nevada Power Companyair pollution violation2007EPA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $300,000
Nevada Power Companyair pollution violation2007EPA$10,810,000
Titanium Metals Corp.air pollution violation2016EPA$500,000
Forest River, Inc.air pollution violation2015EPA$130,000
SOUTHWEST UNITED INDUSTRIES INCaviation safety violation2011FAA$5,800
FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INCaviation safety violation2010FAA$5,000
NETJETS TRANSPORTES AEREOS S.A.aviation safety violation2005FAA$32,000
NETJETS AVIATION INCaviation safety violation2015FAA$13,500
NETJETS AVIATION INCaviation safety violation2016FAA$17,000
WEATHERFORD ENGINEERED CHEMISTRYaviation safety violation2012FAA$14,500
THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATIONaviation safety violation2016FAA$24,300
NETJETS AVIATION INCaviation safety violation2018FAA$280,000
SOUTHWEST UNITED INDUSTRIES, INCbenefit plan administrator violation2015EBSA$10,001
21st Mortgage Corp.consumer protection violation2011AR-SEC$6,000
21st Mortgage Corporationconsumer protection violation2010NH-BKG$20,000
Trident Mortgage Company LPconsumer protection violation2008PA-BKG$15,000
Trident Mortgage Company LPconsumer protection violation2010PA-BKG$120,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.