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Company: Continental Tire North America Inc.
Current Parent Company: Continental AG
Penalty: $8,000,000
Year: 2009
Date: March 4, 2009
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: product safety violation
Violation Description: Continental agreed to pay up to $8 million to settle class action litigation alleging that it sold tires it knew would wear out prematurely.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: District of New Jersey
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:06cv6234
Case Name: McGee v. Continental Tire North America Inc.
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: Germany
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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