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Company: Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Bridgestone
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Penalty: $51,500,000
Year: 2001
Date: November 8, 2001
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Bridgestone/Firestone agreed to pay $51.5 million to settle multistate litigation alleging that it sold defective tires and made misrepresentations during its tire replacement program.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Multistate Attorneys General Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: Japan
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: automotive parts
Specific Industry of Current Parent: automotive parts-tires
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