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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Ralphs Grocery Co.
Current Parent Company: Kroger
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Penalty: $67,600
Year: 2011
Date: March 3, 2011
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Ralphs Grocery Co. was ordered to pay more than $67,600 and was placed on three years' probation after pleading no contest to overcharging customers for prepackaged and weighed products at stores in Los Angeles.
Level of Government: local
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Los Angeles (CA) City Attorney
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: California
Facility County: Los Angeles
Facility City: Los Angeles
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Ohio
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-supermarkets
Source of Data: Ralphs faces fine and probation, Los Angeles Times, March 3, 2011 (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.