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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: GEICO General Insurance Co.
Current Parent Company: Berkshire Hathaway
Penalty: $79,000,000
Year: 2021
Date: February 8, 2021
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: insurance violation
Violation Description: GEICO agreed to pay an estimated $79 million to resolve litigation alleging it failed to pay sales tax and tranfer fees on totaled vehicles.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Southern District of Florida
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 0:16cv62942
Case Name: Roth v. Geico General Insurance Company et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Nebraska
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: diversified
Specific Industry of Current Parent: diversified
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