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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Sears, Roebuck
Current Parent Company: Sears
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Penalty: $8,396,574
Year: 2012
Date: August 28, 2012
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: employment discrimination
Secondary Offense: racial discrimination
Violation Description: The final award included $3.2 million in legal fees in addition to $5.2 million in economic, non-economic and punitive damages.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Sacramento County (California) Superior Court
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2009-00054053-CV
Case Name: Medro Johnson vs. Sears, Roebuck and Company
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: verdict
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Illinois
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-department stores
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.