| Lufthansa Technik North America | Lufthansa | airlines | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,100,000 |
| DHL Express | Deutsche Post | freight and logistics | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,450,000 |
| Exel Direct | Deutsche Post | freight and logistics | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $13,500,000 |
| DHL Express | Deutsche Post | freight and logistics | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $595,000 |
| Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes-Benz Group | motor vehicles | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $200,000 |
| Deutsche Post | Deutsche Post | freight and logistics | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,870,236 |
| Air Express International | Deutsche Post | freight and logistics | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,750,000 |
| Sky Chefs | Lufthansa | airlines | wage and hour violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,750,000 |
| Siemens | Siemens | diversified | wage and hour violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $425,000 |
| Crate & Barrel | Otto Group | retailing | wage and hour violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-state | $1,365,000 |
| Fresenius | Fresenius Medical Care | healthcare services | wage and hour violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $980,000 |
| USA Truck | Deutsche Bahn | freight and logistics | wage and hour violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-state | $250,000 |
| DHL Express | Deutsche Post | freight and logistics | wage and hour violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-federal | $740,000 |
| Puma | PUMA | apparel | wage and hour violation | 2009 | private lawsuit-federal | $350,890 |
| Siemens | Siemens | diversified | wage and hour violation | 2005 | private lawsuit-state | $18,730,000 |
| Siltronic | Siltronic Corporation | electrical and electronic equipment | wage and hour violation | 2004 | private lawsuit-federal | $5,750,000 |
| Freightliner Corp | Daimler Truck AG | motor vehicles | employment discrimination | 2001 | private lawsuit-federal | $365,268 |
| DHL Solutions (USA), Inc. | Deutsche Post | freight and logistics | employment discrimination | 2009 | private lawsuit-federal | $200,000 |
| DHL Worldwide Express Inc. | Deutsche Post | freight and logistics | employment discrimination | 2009 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,650,000 |
| International Truck And Engine Corporation | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | employment discrimination | 2007 | private lawsuit-federal | $9,000,000 |
| Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale | Norddeutsche Landesbank | financial services | employment discrimination | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,618,600 |
| Winn-Dixie Stores | Aldi | retailing | employment discrimination | 2000 | private lawsuit-federal | $32,020,000 |
| TRW Automotive US | ZF Friedrichshafen | automotive parts | employment discrimination | 2003 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,960,000 |
| Sybase Inc. | SAP | information technology | employment discrimination | 2004 | private lawsuit-state | $1,842,943 |
| Aldi, Inc. | Aldi | retailing | wage and hour violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $9,800,000 |
| Siemens Corporation | Siemens | diversified | wage and hour violation | 2006 | private lawsuit-federal | $375,000 |
| Continental Automotive Systems US | Continental AG | automotive parts | benefit plan administrator violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-federal | $23,846,342 |
| Daimler Trucks North America, LLC | Daimler Truck AG | motor vehicles | benefit plan administrator violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $480,000,000 |
| Deutsche Bank Americas Holding Corp. | Deutsche Bank | financial services | benefit plan administrator violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $21,900,000 |
| Allianz Asset Management of America, L.P. | Allianz | financial services | benefit plan administrator violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $12,000,000 |
| Henkel Corporation | Henkel | household and personal care products | benefit plan administrator violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,350,000 |
| Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. | Aldi | retailing | benefit plan administrator violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,985,000 |
| Aldi, Inc. | Aldi | retailing | employment screening violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $44,000 |
| Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. | Aldi | retailing | employment screening violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $385,000 |
| Volkswagen AG | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | employment discrimination | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $995,000 |
| Euromarket Designs, Inc. | Otto Group | retailing | privacy violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,000,000 |
| Thyssenkrupp Crankshaft Co, LLC | ThyssenKrupp | diversified | wage and hour violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $894,000 |
| Brenntag North America, Inc. | Brenntag | wholesalers | benefit plan administrator violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,300,000 |
| BASF Catalysts LLC | BASF | chemicals | environmental violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $57,100,000 |
| Volkswagen AG | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | environmental violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $96,500,000 |
| Robert Bosch GmbH | Robert Bosch | automotive parts | environmental violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $327,500,000 |
| Volkswagen | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | environmental violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,600,000,000 |
| Monsanto Co. | Bayer | chemicals | environmental violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-state | $122,500,000 |
| Ciba-Geigy | BASF | chemicals | environmental violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-state | $20,000,000 |
| Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. | Siemens | diversified | environmental violation | 2005 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,000,000 |
| Monsanto Co. | Bayer | chemicals | environmental violation | 2003 | private lawsuit-federal | $390,000,000 |
| Mercedes-Benz USA LLC | Mercedes-Benz Group | motor vehicles | environmental violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $700,000,000 |
| Robert Bosch GmbH | Robert Bosch | automotive parts | environmental violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $63,300,000 |
| Volkswagen Group of America | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | product safety violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $42,000,000 |
| Aldi, Inc. | Aldi | retailing | wage and hour violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,000,000 |
| TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. | ZF Friedrichshafen | automotive parts | benefit plan administrator violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $30,200,000 |
| Bayer AG | Bayer | chemicals | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-state | $1,600,000,000 |
| Bayer | Bayer | chemicals | product safety violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $9,600,000,000 |
| Volkswagen Group of America | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | product safety violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $57,300,000 |
| Navistar International Corporation | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | product safety violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $135,000,000 |
| Bayer AG | Bayer | chemicals | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $387,500,000 |
| BMW | BMW | motor vehicles | product safety violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $131,000,000 |
| Volkswagen Group of America | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | environmental 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 |
| BMW of North America | BMW | motor vehicles | product safety violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $30,000,000 |
| Fresenius Medical Care AG | Fresenius Medical Care | healthcare services | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $250,000,000 |
| Bayer | Bayer | chemicals | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $56,900,000 |
| Volkswagen Group of America | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | product safety violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $43,000,000 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim International | Boehringer Ingelheim | pharmaceuticals | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $650,000,000 |
| Porsche Cars North America Inc. | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | product safety violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $36,000,000 |
| Bayer Corp. | Bayer | chemicals | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $15,000,000 |
| Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin | Knauf | building materials | product safety violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,000,000,000 |
| Volkswagen Group of America | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | product safety violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-federal | $17,900,000 |
| Bayer AG | Bayer | chemicals | product safety violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $750,000,000 |
| Continental Tire North America Inc. | Continental AG | automotive parts | product safety violation | 2009 | private lawsuit-federal | $8,000,000 |
| Mercedes-Benz USA LLC | Mercedes-Benz Group | motor vehicles | product safety violation | 2003 | private lawsuit-federal | $32,000,000 |
| Qimonda Richmond, LLC | Infineon Technologies | electrical and electronic equipment | WARN Act violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $35,000,000 |
| Spansion Inc. | Infineon Technologies | electrical and electronic equipment | WARN Act violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-federal | $8,568,000 |
| Volkswagen AG | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | environmental violation | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $80,000,000 |
| Volkswagen Group Of America, Inc. | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | product safety violation | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,050,000 |
| Monsanto Company | Bayer | chemicals | environmental violation | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $537,500,000 |
| Beiersdorf, Inc. | Beiersdorf | household and personal care products | product safety violation | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,300,000 |
| Knorr-Bremse AG | Knorr-Bremse | automotive parts | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $12,000,000 |
| BASF AG | BASF | chemicals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2004 | private lawsuit-federal | $12,000,000 |
| BASF AG | BASF | chemicals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2000 | private lawsuit-federal | $5,000,000 |
| BASF AG | BASF | chemicals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2000 | private lawsuit-federal | $22,000,000 |
| BASF Corporation | BASF | chemicals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $51,000,000 |
| Bayer AG | Bayer | chemicals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2006 | private lawsuit-federal | $55,300,000 |
| Bayer AG | Bayer | chemicals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2006 | private lawsuit-federal | $250,375,190 |
| Bayer AG | Bayer | chemicals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2006 | private lawsuit-federal | $32,000,000 |
| Bayer Corporation | Bayer | chemicals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2013 | private lawsuit-state | $74,000,000 |
| Bayer Corporation | Bayer | chemicals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $9,615,384 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH | Boehringer Ingelheim | pharmaceuticals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $27,000,000 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH | Boehringer Ingelheim | pharmaceuticals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $73,000,000 |
| Brose North America | Brose | automotive parts | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $720,000 |
| Brose North America | Brose | automotive parts | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,280,000 |
| Chemtura Corporation | Lanxess | chemicals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal | $15,000,000 |
| Chemtura Corporation | Lanxess | chemicals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2007 | private lawsuit-federal | $51,000,000 |
| Chemtura Corporation | Lanxess | chemicals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2007 | private lawsuit-federal | $21,000,000 |
| Commerzbank AG | Commerzbank | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $7,000,000 |
| Continental Automotive Electronics | Continental AG | automotive parts | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,200,000 |
| Continental Automotive Electronics | Continental AG | automotive parts | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,800,000 |
| Crompton Corporation | Lanxess | chemicals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2005 | private lawsuit-federal | $5,000,000 |
| Cypress Semiconductor Corp. | Infineon Technologies | electrical and electronic equipment | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $6,250,000 |
| Cypress Semiconductor Corp. | Infineon Technologies | electrical and electronic equipment | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,000,000 |
| Degussa AG | Evonik Industries | chemicals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2007 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,000,000 |
| Degussa AG | Evonik Industries | chemicals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2004 | private lawsuit-federal | $8,560,000 |
