Violation Tracker Parent Company Summary
Parent Company Name:
Berkshire Hathaway
Ownership Structure:
publicly traded (ticker symbol BRK.B)
Headquartered in:
Nebraska
Major Industry:
diversified
Specific Industry:
diversified
Penalty total since 2000:
$527,612,950
Number of records:
2,780
| Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined) | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| environment-related offenses | $218,809,478 | 127 |
| financial offenses | $113,816,281 | 8 |
| competition-related offenses | $100,870,500 | 4 |
| safety-related offenses | $63,175,318 | 2,545 |
| employment-related offenses | $14,327,949 | 46 |
| Top 5 Primary Offense Types | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| environmental violation | $218,809,478 | 127 |
| energy market violation | $100,690,500 | 3 |
| investor protection violation | $72,896,000 | 2 |
| accounting fraud or deficiencies | $36,700,000 | 2 |
| motor vehicle safety violation | $35,051,792 | 4 |
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.
Associated Names:
ACME BRICK; ACME BRICK BENNETT PLANT; ACME BRICK CO / ACME TULSA FACLTY; AEROCRAFT HEAT TREATING CO INC; AEROSPACE DYNAMICS INTL; AIR IND; AIR IND A PCC; AMARILLO GEAR; ANDERSON HARDWOOD FLOORS; Applied Underwriters; ARCTURUS MFG; BENJAMIN MOORE; BENSON IND; BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY; Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance Company; Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company; BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY, INC.; BNSF; BNSF SUBURBAN OPERATIONS; BRIDGER COAL; BRIDGER COAL COMPANY _ JIM BRIDGER MINE; BRITTAIN MAC [...]
Links:
For more details on misconduct by this company, see its entry in the Project On Government Oversight's Federal Contractor Misconduct Database.
Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found here.
For an overview of assistance this company is receiving under the CARES Act, see its Covid Stimulus Watch summary page here.
Individual Penalty Records:
Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case.
| Company |
Primary Offense Type |
Year | Agency | Penalty Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government Employees Insurance Company | insurance violation | 2018 | WA-INS | $30,000 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company | insurance violation | 2018 | WA-INS | $7,000 |
| GEICO Inc. | insurance violation | 2006 | WA-INS | $120,000 |
| GEICO General Insurance Co. | insurance violation | 2002 | WI-INS | $10,000 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company | insurance violation | 2020 | NY-DFS | $20,000 |
| GEICO County Mutual Insurance Company et al. | insurance violation | 2020 | TX-INS | $3,000,000 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | investor protection violation | 2014 | DOJ_ANTITRUST | $896,000 |
| General Reinsurance Corporation | investor protection violation | 2009 | OH-AG | $72,000,000 |
| Specialized Pipe Services, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2015 | NLRB | $10,000 |
| Omaha World-Herald | labor relations violation | 2010 | NLRB | $18,677 |
| McLane Food Service | labor relations violation | 2010 | NLRB | $225,000 |
| Wells Lamont Corporation | labor relations violation | 2009 | NLRB | $5,816 |
| Marmon Keystone Corporation | labor relations violation | 2009 | NLRB | $33,000 |
| Marmon/Keystone Corporation | labor relations violation | 2009 | NLRB | $70,000 |
| Wells Lamont, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2007 | NLRB | $40,000 |
| Lubrizol, Inc. at the Noveon Kalama pPant | labor relations violation | 2006 | NLRB | $70,000 |
| Noveon Kalama, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2006 | NLRB | $70,000 |
| The Buffalo News | labor relations violation | 2005 | NLRB | $7,000 |
| Titanium Metals Corporation | labor relations violation | 2003 | NLRB | $50,000 |
| Noveon, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2003 | NLRB | $7,000 |
| PCC Specialty Products, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2003 | NLRB | $85,000 |
| Duracell - USA | labor relations violation | 2001 | NLRB | $12,564 |
| P.C.C. Airfoils, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2001 | NLRB | $24,125 |
| PCC Structurals, Inc. formerly named Precision Castparts | labor relations violation | 2001 | NLRB | $156,500 |
| Johns-Manville | labor relations violation | 2000 | NLRB | $55,000 |
| Union Tank Car Company | labor relations violation | 2019 | NLRB | $100,000 |
| Graver Technologies | labor relations violation | 2018 | NLRB | $18,501 |
| Railserve, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2017 | NLRB | $25,170 |
| Forest River Inc. | motor vehicle safety violation | 2015 | NHTSA | $35,000,000 |
| Forest River Inc | motor vehicle safety violation | 2012 | FMCSA | $13,752 |
| Sierra Pacific Power Company | motor vehicle safety violation | 2013 | FMCSA | $5,320 |
| STERLING CRANE INC | motor vehicle safety violation | 2008 | FMCSA | $32,720 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $48,650 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $23,800 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $22,500 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $19,500 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $18,100 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $17,950 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $14,150 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $14,000 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $13,925 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $13,000 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $12,950 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $11,475 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $10,500 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $10,450 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $9,750 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $9,750 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $9,650 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $9,450 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $8,750 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $8,600 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $8,250 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $8,050 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $7,975 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $7,700 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $7,650 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $7,510 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $7,500 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $7,450 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $7,150 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $6,875 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $6,850 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $6,800 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $6,700 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $6,525 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $6,500 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $6,500 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $6,500 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $6,500 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $6,500 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $6,450 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $6,400 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $6,350 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $6,250 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $6,150 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $6,030 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $5,950 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $5,600 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $5,525 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $5,500 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $5,500 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $5,375 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $5,350 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $5,250 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $5,250 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $5,150 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $5,100 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $5,075 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $5,025 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $5,000 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2012 | FRA | $5,000 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2012 | FRA | $13,550 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $12,950 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $10,150 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $5,000 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $8,640 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $6,500 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $7,500 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $27,000 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $8,000 |
