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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
environmental violation$234,546,673243
consumer protection violation$152,076,00010
energy market violation$105,090,5004
investor protection violation$72,896,0002
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 TypeYear sort iconAgencyPenalty Amount
General Reinsurance Corporationinsurance violation2006OR-FIN$8,400
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY, INC.consumer protection violation2006VA-FIN$5,000
Government Employees Insurance Companyinsurance violation2006VA-INS$10,000
GEICO Inc.insurance violation2006WA-INS$120,000
BNSF Railwayenvironmental violation2006CA-ARB$87,000
Shaw Industries Group, LLCenvironmental violation2006GA-ENV$11,660
BNSF Dilworth Yardenvironmental violation2006MN-ENV$87,175
The Lubrizol Corporationenvironmental violation2006TX-ENV$12,000
The Lubrizol Corporationenvironmental violation2006TX-ENV$42,720
The Lubrizol Corporationenvironmental violation2006TX-ENV$5,117
PACIFICORP, DBA PACIFIC POWER & LIGHTutility safety violation2006OR-PUC$7,500
CMH MANUFACTURING, INC. DBA SHULT PLAINVILLEworkplace safety or health violation2006OSHA$5,800
L.A. DARLING COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2006OSHA$5,400
NOVEON KALAMAenvironmental violation2006EPA$169,995
PacifiCorpenergy market violation2007FERC$96,500,500
Nevada Power Companyenvironmental violation2007EPA$60,700,000
Nevada Power Companyenvironmental violation2007EPA$90,110,000
BNSF Railway Companyemployment discrimination2007EEOC$800,000
McLane Company, Inc.wage and hour violation2007WHD$1,461,902
McLane Company, Inc.wage and hour violation2007WHD$80,290
Benjamin Moore & Co.wage and hour violation2007WHD$17,145
Sierra Pacific Power Company, Inc.wage and hour violation2007WHD$88,544
Wells Lamont, Inc.labor relations violation2007NLRB$40,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$5,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$5,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$5,050
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$5,250
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$5,450
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$5,480
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$5,750
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$6,125
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$6,300
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$6,300
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$6,400
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$6,425
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$6,475
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$6,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$6,650
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$6,750
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$6,800
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$6,825
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$6,925
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$7,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$7,200
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$7,200
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$7,375
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$8,025
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$8,050
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$8,075
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$8,200
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$8,350
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$8,400
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$8,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$9,425
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$9,525
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$9,550
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$9,675
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$9,750
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$9,750
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$9,750
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$10,050
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$10,625
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$10,750
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$10,750
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$10,800
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$10,975
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$11,650
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$13,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$13,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$13,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$13,875
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$14,350
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$15,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$15,158
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$17,250
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$19,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$26,800
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$5,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$6,300
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$14,630
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$10,550
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$5,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$13,980
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$6,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$11,950
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$6,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$11,025
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$15,900
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$5,650
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$5,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$7,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$7,800
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$13,575
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$6,625
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$8,750
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$11,400
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$10,900
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$8,750
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$7,350
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$11,400
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$12,250
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.