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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Current Parent Company: Union Pacific
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Penalty: $102,000,000
Year: 2008
Date: July 22, 2008
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: utility safety violation
Secondary Offense: environmental violation
Mega-Scandal: Wildfire Liability
Violation Description: Settlement concerning 2000 Storrie fire.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: U.S. Attorney-Eastern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Nebraska
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: railroads
Specific Industry of Current Parent: railroads
Source of Data: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY PAYS $102 MILLION TO SETTLE THE UNITED STATES' CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF THE 2000 STORRIE FOREST FIRE, US Fed News, July 22, 2008 (via Nexis).
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.