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Company: Costco Wholesale Corporation
Current Parent Company: Costco
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Penalty: $2,403,004
Year: 2024
Date: February 29, 2024
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Costco agreed to pay up to $2.4 million to settle litigation alleging it failed to live up to a promise to replace automotive batteries free of charg.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Southern District of Florida
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 9:21-cv-80826
Case Name: Skrandel v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Washington
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.