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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 Type sort iconYearAgencyPenalty Amount
General Reinsurance Corporationaccounting fraud or deficiencies2010DOJ_CRIMINAL$24,500,000
General Re Corporationaccounting fraud or deficiencies2010SEC$12,200,000
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
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY, INC.consumer protection violation2006VA-FIN$5,000
PacificCorp dba Utah Power and Light Co.consumer protection violation2002ID-PUC$10,000
Duracellconsumer protection violation2021private lawsuit-federal$2,200,000
GEICO General Insurance Co.consumer protection violation2023private lawsuit-federal$8,800,000
GEICO General Insurance Co.consumer protection violation2021private lawsuit-federal$79,000,000
Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO)consumer protection violation2020private lawsuit-federal$61,900,000
Trident Mortgage Companydiscriminatory practices (non-employment)2022CFPB$22,400,000
Trident Mortgage Companydiscriminatory practices (non-employment)2022DOJ_RIGHTS(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $20,000,000
Trident Mortgage Co.discriminatory practices (non-employment)2022MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $20,000,000
Lubrizol Corporationeconomic sanction violation2006OFAC$5,500
General Reinsurance Corporationeconomic sanction violation2011OFAC$59,130
GEICO General Insurance Companyeconomic sanction violation2010OFAC$11,000
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.economic sanction violation2020OFAC$4,144,651
NetJets Services Inc.employment discrimination2016DOJ_RIGHTS$41,480
Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Companyemployment discrimination2010EEOC$95,000
McLane Foodservice, Inc.employment discrimination2015EEOC$40,000
BNSF Railway Co.employment discrimination2016EEOC$95,000
BNSF Railway Companyemployment discrimination2007EEOC$800,000
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Companyemployment discrimination2002EEOC$2,200,000
Ingersoll Milling Machine Companyemployment discrimination2001EEOC$1,800,000
CMH Manufacturingemployment discrimination2009private lawsuit-federal$930,000
Titanium Metals Corporation d/b/a TIMETemployment discrimination2003EEOC$217,500
TTI, Inc.employment discrimination2020OFCCP$650,000
Air Industries Companyemployment discrimination2020OFCCP$117,147
McLane Northeastemployment discrimination2024EEOC$1,675,000
McLane/Midwest, Inc.employment screening violation2015private lawsuit-federal$105,100
PacifiCorpenergy market violation2007FERC$96,500,500
PacifiCorpenergy market violation2011FERC$3,925,000
PacificCorpenergy market violation2012FERC$265,000
PacifiCorpenergy market violation2022FERC$4,400,000
DOMINION TRANSMISSION INCenvironmental violation2010PHMSA$182,500
DOMINION TRANSMISSION INCenvironmental violation2010PHMSA$60,000
DOMINION TRANSMISSION INCenvironmental violation2011PHMSA$50,000
DOMINION TRANSMISSION INCenvironmental violation2012PHMSA$43,700
DOMINION TRANSMISSION INCenvironmental violation2012PHMSA$33,300
PacifiCorp Energyenvironmental violation2014FWS$2,500,000
Titanium Metals Corporationenvironmental violation2014EPA$13,750,000
BNSF Railway Companyenvironmental violation2012EPA$37,500
DOMINION TRANSMISSION INCenvironmental violation2015PHMSA$27,500
Nevada Power Companyenvironmental violation2007EPA$60,700,000
Nevada Power Companyenvironmental violation2007EPA$90,110,000
NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COenvironmental violation2008PHMSA$12,500
NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COenvironmental violation2006PHMSA$205,000
DOMINION TRANSMISSION INCenvironmental violation2005PHMSA$20,000
DOMINION TRANSMISSION INCenvironmental violation2004PHMSA$25,000
NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COenvironmental violation2004PHMSA$6,000
NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COenvironmental violation2003PHMSA$5,000
NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COenvironmental violation2003PHMSA$22,750
NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COenvironmental violation2003PHMSA$15,000
DOMINION TRANSMISSION INCenvironmental violation2002PHMSA$23,000
BNSF Railway Companyenvironmental violation2018USAO$950,000
BNSF Railway Co.environmental violation2017IL-AG$50,000
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroadenvironmental violation2002NE-AG$38,000
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railwayenvironmental violation2004ND-AG$30,250,000
MidAmerican Energy Co.environmental violation2007IA-AG$27,500
Marmon Utility LLCenvironmental violation2019EPA$75,000
BNSF Railwayenvironmental violation2014CA-LACA$140,000
PacifiCorpenvironmental violation2020USAO$3,400,000
GREENVILLE METALS INCenvironmental violation2010PA-ENV$24,000
Shaw Industries, Inc.environmental violation2000AL-ENV$15,000
Benjamin Moore & Companyenvironmental violation2019CA-ARB$82,000
Forest River, Inc.environmental violation2019CA-ARB$30,468
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroadenvironmental violation2017CA-ARB$95,000
Carlton Forge Worksenvironmental violation2016CA-ARB$130,000
BNSF and UP Railroadsenvironmental violation2011CA-ARB$6,400
BNSF and UPenvironmental violation2010CA-ARB$5,600
BNSF Railwayenvironmental violation2008CA-ARB$10,800
McLane Company Inc.environmental violation2008CA-ARB$14,000
BNSF Railwayenvironmental violation2006CA-ARB$87,000
Forest River, Inc.environmental violation2005CA-ARB$333,000
Shaw Industries Inc.environmental violation2018CA-DPR$45,000
Benjamin Moore & Co.environmental violation2011CA-DPR$6,500
Wyman-Gordon Investment Castings, Inc.environmental violation2002CT-ENV$100,000
Shaw Industries Inc.environmental violation2011GA-ENV$5,000
Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc.environmental violation2008GA-ENV$21,000
Shaw Industries Group, LLCenvironmental violation2006GA-ENV$11,660
Shaw Industries, Incenvironmental violation2003GA-ENV$6,800
Shaw Industriesenvironmental violation2001GA-ENV$55,000
CERRO FLOW PRODUCTSenvironmental violation2020IL-ENV$20,000
JOHNS MANVILLEenvironmental violation2009IL-ENV$145,000
MidAmerican Energy Companyenvironmental violation2005IL-ENV$10,000
Johns Manvilleenvironmental violation2005IL-ENV$145,000
FOREST RIVER INCenvironmental violation2020IN-ENV$9,000
JOHNS MANVILLE INCenvironmental violation2016IN-ENV$26,250
JOHNS MANVILLE INCenvironmental violation2009IN-ENV$63,500
UNION TANK CAR COenvironmental violation2007IN-ENV$27,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.