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Company: Kroger Co.
Current Parent Company: Kroger
Penalty: $1,350,000
Year: 2022
Date: June 3, 2022
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: false advertising
Violation Description: Kroger agreed to pay more than $1 million to settle litigation brought by Hawaiian farmers alleging it sold coffee falsely advertised as Kona.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Western District of Washington
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:19-cv-00290
Case Name: Corker et al v. Costco Wholesale Corporation et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Ohio
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-supermarkets
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