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Company: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Current Parent Company: DuPont de Nemours
Penalty: $377,000,000
Year: 2013
Date: October 17, 2013
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: product safety violation
Violation Description: DuPont agreed to settle multi-district litigation alleging that its herbicide Imprelis caused damage to non-targeted vegetation. The settlement amount was not capped. At the time the settlement was approved, the company had already paid out over $377 million.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:11md2284
Case Name: In Re: Imprelis Herbicide Marketing, Sales Practices And Products Liability Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Delaware
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: specialty materials
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