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Company: Toyota Motor Corp.
Current Parent Company: Toyota
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Penalty: $16,000,000
Year: 2013
Date: April 5, 2013
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: motor vehicle safety violation
Violation Description: Toyota Motor Corporation agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit by the Orange County District Attorney alleging that the automaker concealed safety issues related to unintended acceleration in some vehicles.
Level of Government: local
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Orange County (CA) District Attorney
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: California
HQ Country of Current Parent: Japan
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: motor vehicles
Specific Industry of Current Parent: motor vehicles
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