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  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3M Company | 3M Company | miscellaneous manufacturing | PFAS violation | 2024 | private lawsuit-federal | $12,500,000,000 |
| Volkswagen Group of America | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | air pollution 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 | oil spill | 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 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Visa | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,100,000,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Hawaiian Electric Industries | Hawaiian Electric Industries | utilities and power generation | utility safety violation | 2024 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,990,000,000 |
| Sempra Energy | Sempra Energy | utilities and power generation | utility safety violation | 2022 | private lawsuit-state | $1,800,000,000 |
| Volkswagen | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | air pollution violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,600,000,000 |
| Syngenta AG | Sinochem Holdings Corporation | chemicals | product safety violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,510,000,000 |
| 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 | oil spill | 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 |
| Dow Chemical | Dow Inc. | chemicals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $835,000,000 |
| Fox Corp. | Fox Corporation | media | defamation | 2023 | private lawsuit-state | $787,500,000 |
| Bayer AG | Bayer | chemicals | product safety violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $750,000,000 |
| Mercedes-Benz USA LLC | Mercedes-Benz Group | motor vehicles | air pollution violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $700,000,000 |
| Meta Platforms Inc. | information technology | privacy violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $650,000,000 | |
| Wal-Mart Stores | Walmart | retailing | wage and hour violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal/state | $640,000,000 |
| Carrier Global Corporation | Carrier Global Corporation | building materials | PFAS violation | 2024 | private lawsuit-federal | $615,000,000 |
| Norfolk Southern Railway Company | Norfolk Southern | railroads | environmental violation | 2024 | private lawsuit-federal | $600,000,000 |
| Chemours | Chemours | chemicals | PFAS 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 | PCB violation | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $537,500,000 |
| Exxon Corporation | Exxon Mobil | oil and gas | environmental violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal | $507,500,000 |
| Sears, Roebuck & Co. | Sears | retailing | product safety violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal | $500,000,000 |
| University of Michigan | Michigan Medicine | healthcare services | discriminatory practices (non-employment) | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $490,000,000 |
| Sequoia Capital et al. | consumer protection violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $433,050,000 | ||
| National Association of Realtors | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2024 | private lawsuit-federal | $418,000,000 | ||
| BP West Coast Products LLC | BP | oil and gas | consumer protection violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-state | $409,000,000 |
| 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 | PFAS 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 | PCB 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 |
| 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 |
| Equifax Inc. | Equifax | miscellaneous services | privacy violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $380,500,000 |
| E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company | Corteva | agribusiness | 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 Display Co Ltd | electrical and electronic equipment | 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 |
| International Paper | International Paper | paper and packaging | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $354,000,000 |
| 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 |
| T-Mobile | T-Mobile US | telecommunications | privacy violation | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $350,000,000 |
| E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company | Corteva | agribusiness | PFAS violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $335,350,000 |
| Chemours | Chemours | chemicals | PFAS violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $335,350,000 |
| Murphy Oil USA Inc. | Murphy USA | retailing | environmental violation | 2007 | private lawsuit-federal | $330,126,000 |
| Robert Bosch GmbH | Robert Bosch | automotive parts | air pollution violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $327,500,000 |
| 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 |
| Apple Inc. | Apple Inc. | electrical and electronic equipment | consumer protection violation | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $310,000,000 |
| Fiat Chrysler Automobiles | Stellantis | motor vehicles | air pollution violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $307,460,800 |
| Royal Ahold N.V. | Ahold Delhaize | retailing | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $297,000,000 |
| PG&E Corp. | PG&E Corp. | utilities and power generation | drinking water violation | 2006 | private lawsuit-state | $295,000,000 |
| De Beers Group | Anglo American PLC | mining and minerals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal | $295,000,000 |
| Stericycle Inc. | Waste Management Inc. | waste management and environmental services | consumer protection violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $295,000,000 |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPMorgan Chase | financial services | sexual exploitation of minors | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $290,000,000 |
| Christie's Inc. | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2001 | private lawsuit-federal | $256,000,000 | ||
| Sotheby's Inc. | Sotheby's | miscellaneous services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2001 | private lawsuit-federal | $256,000,000 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland Group | NatWest Group PLC | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $255,000,000 |
| Bayer AG | Bayer | chemicals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2006 | private lawsuit-federal | $250,375,190 |
| HomeServices of America | Berkshire Hathaway | diversified | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2024 | private lawsuit-federal | $250,000,000 |
| Taishan Gypsum Co. Ltd. | product safety violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $248,000,000 | ||
| News Corp. | News Corp. | media | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $244,000,000 |
| Rockwell International Corporation | radioactive waste violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $243,750,000 | ||
| Wal-Mart Stores | Walmart | retailing | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-state | $242,000,000 |
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd | Samsung Electronics | electrical and electronic equipment | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $240,000,000 |
| Forjas Taurus, S.A. | Taurus | miscellaneous manufacturing | product safety violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $239,000,000 |
| Plains All American Pipeline, LP | Plains GP Holdings | pipelines | oil spill | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $230,000,000 |
| FedEx | FedEx | freight and logistics | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $226,500,000 |
| CSX | CSX | railroads | environmental violation | 2002 | private lawsuit-state | $220,000,000 |
| National Milk Producers Federation | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $220,000,000 | ||
| HCA Holdings Inc. | HCA Healthcare | healthcare services | consumer protection violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $220,000,000 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | JPMorgan Chase | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $218,000,000 |
| American General Life Insurance | American International Group | financial services | discriminatory practices (non-employment) | 2000 | private lawsuit-federal | $214,000,000 |
| Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. | Samsung SDI | electrical and electronic equipment | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $212,955,799 |
| Yazaki Corporation | Yazaki | automotive parts | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $212,080,000 |
| Transocean Ltd. | Transocean | oilfield services and supplies | oil spill | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $211,750,000 |
| Hyundai Motor | Hyundai Motor | motor vehicles | consumer protection violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $210,000,000 |
| National Collegiate Athletic Association et al. | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $208,664,445 | ||
| FedEx | FedEx | freight and logistics | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $204,000,000 |
| Wells Fargo Bank N.A. | Wells Fargo | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $203,000,000 |
| TJX Companies | TJX | retailing | privacy violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal | $200,000,000 |
| Service Corp. International | Service Corporation International | miscellaneous services | consumer protection violation | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $200,000,000 |
| Navient Solutions LLC | Navient | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $198,400,000 |
| Boohoo Group PLC | Boohoo Group PLC | retailing | consumer protection violation | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $197,000,000 |
| DENSO Corporation | Denso | automotive parts | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $193,800,000 |
| Corteva | Corteva | agribusiness | PFAS violation | 2024 | private lawsuit-federal | $193,000,000 |
| Deutsche Bank AG | Deutsche Bank | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $190,000,000 |
| Major League Baseball | wage and hour violation | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $185,000,000 | ||
| Sirius XM Radio Inc. | Liberty Media | media | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $180,000,000 |
