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Company: Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC
Current Parent Company: Sony
Penalty: $3,750,000
Year: 2018
Date: June 8, 2018
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Sony agreed to pay more than $3 million to settle litigation relating to the ability of PlayStation 3 owners to use other operating systems.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 4:10-cv-01811
Case Name: In Re Sony PS3 "Other OS" Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: Japan
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: electrical and electronic equipment
Specific Industry of Current Parent: consumer electronics
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