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Company: Wolverine Worldwide Inc.
Current Parent Company: Wolverine World Wide Inc.
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $69,500,000
Year: 2020
Date: February 3, 2020
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Wolverine Worldwide Inc. agreed to pay $69.5 million to resolve a lawsuit brought over contamination of residential drinking water wells and the environment in North Kent County with PFAS compounds.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Michigan Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Michigan
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Michigan
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: apparel
Specific Industry of Current Parent: footwear
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.