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Company: Caterpillar Inc.
Current Parent Company: Caterpillar Inc.
Penalty: $60,000,000
Year: 2016
Date: September 20, 2016
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: product safety violation
Mega-Scandal: Emissions Cheating
Violation Description: Caterpillar agreed to pay $60 million to settle class action litigation alleging that it sold bus engines with a defective anti-pollution control system.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: District of New Jersey
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:14cv3722
Case Name: Caterpillar Inc. C13 and C15 Engine Products Liability Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Illinois
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: heavy equipment
Specific Industry of Current Parent: construction equipment
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