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  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | PG&E Corp. | utilities and power generation | utility safety violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $13,500,000,000 |
| 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 |
| Bayer | Bayer | chemicals | product safety violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $9,600,000,000 |
| Johnson & Johnson | Johnson & Johnson | pharmaceuticals | product safety violation | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $8,900,000,000 |
| BP | BP | oil and gas | environmental violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-federal | $7,800,000,000 |
| 3M Company | 3M Company | miscellaneous manufacturing | product safety violation | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $6,000,000,000 |
| Merck & Co. | Merck | pharmaceuticals | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2007 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,850,000,000 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Visa | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,100,000,000 |
| American Home Products | Pfizer | pharmaceuticals | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2002 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,750,000,000 |
| Toyota Motors Sales U.S.A. Inc. | Toyota | motor vehicles | product safety violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,400,000,000 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield Association | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,670,000,000 | ||
| Johnson & Johnson | Johnson & Johnson | pharmaceuticals | product safety violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,500,000,000 |
| DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. | Johnson & Johnson | pharmaceuticals | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,475,000,000 |
| Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | Takeda Pharmaceutical | pharmaceuticals | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,400,000,000 |
| South Carolina Electric & Gas | Dominion Energy | utilities and power generation | consumer protection violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-state | $2,200,000,000 |
| Mastercard International Inc. | MasterCard | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,100,000,000 |
| Visa USA | Visa | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2004 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,025,000,000 |
| Volkswagen | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | environmental violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,600,000,000 |
| Bayer AG | Bayer | chemicals | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-state | $1,600,000,000 |
| Toyota Motor Corp. | Toyota | motor vehicles | product safety violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,600,000,000 |
| Syngenta AG | ChemChina | chemicals | product safety violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,510,000,000 |
| Stryker Corp. | Stryker | medical equipment and supplies | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,425,000,000 |
| Hyundai Motor America | Hyundai Motor | motor vehicles | product safety violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,300,000,000 |
| Bank of America N.A. | Bank of America | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,266,600,000 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Microsoft | information technology | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2006 | private lawsuit-state | $1,100,000,000 |
| Exxon Corporation | Exxon Mobil | oil and gas | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2006 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,075,000,000 |
| U.S. Tobacco Co. | Altria | tobacco | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2002 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,050,000,000 |
| Halliburton Energy Services Inc. | Halliburton | oilfield services and supplies | environmental violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,028,000,000 |
| Mastercard International Inc. | MasterCard | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2004 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,025,000,000 |
| Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin | Knauf | building materials | product safety violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,000,000,000 |
| Sulzer Medica | Zimmer Biomet | medical equipment and supplies | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2002 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,000,000,000 |
| Boston Scientific Corp. | Boston Scientific Corp. | medical equipment and supplies | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $915,000,000 |
| Dow Chemical | Dow Inc. | chemicals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $835,000,000 |
| Endo International PLC | Endo International | pharmaceuticals | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $830,000,000 |
| Fox Corp. | Fox Corporation | media | defamation | 2023 | private lawsuit-state | $787,500,000 |
| Endo International PLC | Endo International | pharmaceuticals | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $775,000,000 |
| GlaxoSmithKline | GlaxoSmithKline | pharmaceuticals | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-federal | $770,000,000 |
| Bayer AG | Bayer | chemicals | product safety violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $750,000,000 |
| Pfizer | Pfizer | pharmaceuticals | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2004 | private lawsuit-federal | $750,000,000 |
| Forest Laboratories LLC | AbbVie | pharmaceuticals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $750,000,000 |
| Pfizer | Pfizer | pharmaceuticals | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal | $745,000,000 |
| Mercedes-Benz USA LLC | Mercedes-Benz Group | motor vehicles | environmental violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $700,000,000 |
| Eli Lilly and Company | Eli Lilly | pharmaceuticals | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2005 | private lawsuit-federal | $690,000,000 |
| Meta Platforms Inc. | information technology | privacy violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $650,000,000 | |
| Boehringer Ingelheim International | Boehringer Ingelheim | pharmaceuticals | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $650,000,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | Walmart | retailing | wage and hour violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal/state | $640,000,000 |
| American Honda Motor Co. | Honda | motor vehicles | product safety violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $605,000,000 |
| Chemours | Chemours | chemicals | environmental violation | 2024 | private lawsuit-federal | $592,000,000 |
| Pacific Gas & Electric | PG&E Corp. | utilities and power generation | utility safety violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-state | $565,000,000 |
| Monsanto Company | Bayer | chemicals | environmental violation | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $537,500,000 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries | pharmaceuticals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $512,000,000 |
| Exxon Corporation | Exxon Mobil | oil and gas | environmental violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal | $507,500,000 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | JPMorgan Chase | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $505,000,000 |
| Sears, Roebuck & Co. | Sears | retailing | product safety violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal | $500,000,000 |
| Eli Lilly and Company | Eli Lilly | pharmaceuticals | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2007 | private lawsuit-federal | $500,000,000 |
| Countrywide Financial Corporation | Bank of America | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $500,000,000 |
| University of Michigan | Michigan Medicine | healthcare services | discriminatory practices (non-employment) | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $490,000,000 |
| Ranbaxy, Inc. | Sun Pharmaceuticals | pharmaceuticals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $485,000,000 |
| Daimler Trucks North America, LLC | Daimler Truck AG | motor vehicles | benefit plan administrator violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $480,000,000 |
| Sequoia Capital et al. | consumer protection violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $433,050,000 | ||
| Bank of America N.A. | Bank of America | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $410,000,000 |
| BP West Coast Products LLC | BP | oil and gas | consumer protection violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-state | $409,000,000 |
| Citigroup Inc. | Citigroup | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $402,000,000 |
| Archer Daniels Midland Company | Archer Daniels Midland | agribusiness | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2004 | private lawsuit-federal | $400,000,000 |
| DuPont de Nemours | DuPont de Nemours | chemicals | environmental violation | 2024 | private lawsuit-federal | $400,000,000 |
| Plain Green LLC et al. | consumer protection violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $395,903,000 | ||
| Monsanto Co. | Bayer | chemicals | environmental violation | 2003 | private lawsuit-federal | $390,000,000 |
| AmeriCredit Financial Services Inc. | General Motors | motor vehicles | consumer protection violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-federal | $388,000,000 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | JPMorgan Chase | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $388,000,000 |
| Bayer AG | Bayer | chemicals | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $387,500,000 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals | Johnson & Johnson | pharmaceuticals | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $387,500,000 |
| Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | Wells Fargo | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $386,000,000 |
| Indivior Inc. | Indivior PLC | pharmaceuticals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2024 | private lawsuit-federal | $385,000,000 |
| Barclays Bank PLC | Barclays | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $384,000,000 |
| Equifax Inc. | Equifax | miscellaneous services | privacy violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $380,500,000 |
| E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company | DuPont de Nemours | chemicals | product safety violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $377,000,000 |
| Western Union Co. | Western Union | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2000 | private lawsuit-federal | $375,000,000 |
| LG Display Co. Ltd. | LG | diversified | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2013 | 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. $361,000,000 |
| Southern California Edison | Edison International | utilities and power generation | utility safety violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-state | $360,000,000 |
| International Paper | International Paper | paper and packaging | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $354,000,000 |
| Providence Health & Services | Providence | healthcare services | benefit plan administrator violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $351,901,000 |
| Nissan North America Inc. | Nissan | motor vehicles | product safety violation | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $350,000,000 |
| McKesson Corp. | McKesson | wholesalers | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2009 | private lawsuit-federal | $350,000,000 |
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | UnitedHealth Group | healthcare services | consumer protection violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-federal | $350,000,000 |
| T-Mobile | T-Mobile US | telecommunications | privacy violation | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $350,000,000 |
| Pfizer Inc. | Pfizer | pharmaceuticals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $345,000,000 |
| E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company | DuPont de Nemours | chemicals | environmental violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $335,350,000 |
| Chemours | Chemours | chemicals | environmental violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $335,350,000 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | Bank of New York Mellon | financial services | benefit plan administrator violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $335,000,000 |
| Murphy Oil USA Inc. | Murphy USA | retailing | environmental violation | 2007 | private lawsuit-federal | $330,126,000 |
| Robert Bosch GmbH | Robert Bosch | automotive parts | environmental violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $327,500,000 |
| State Farm Life Insurance Company | State Farm Insurance | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $325,000,000 |
| Dominion Energy Inc. | Dominion Energy | utilities and power generation | consumer protection violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-state | $320,000,000 |
| Hillenbrand Industries Inc. | Hillenbrand | miscellaneous manufacturing | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2006 | private lawsuit-federal | $316,000,000 |
| IBM Personal Pension Plan | IBM Corp. | information technology | benefit plan administrator violation | 2005 | private lawsuit-federal | $314,283,000 |
| Apple Inc. | Apple Inc. | electrical and electronic equipment | consumer protection violation | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $310,000,000 |
| Fiat Chrysler Automobiles | Stellantis | motor vehicles | environmental violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $307,460,800 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | Daiichi Sankyo | pharmaceuticals | product safety violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $300,000,000 |
| Bausch Health Companies Inc. | Bausch Health | pharmaceuticals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $300,000,000 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | JPMorgan Chase | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $300,000,000 |
| Residential Capital LLC | consumer protection violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $300,000,000 |
