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Company: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Sony
Penalty: $4,500,000
Year: 2016
Date: April 12, 2016
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: privacy violation
Violation Description: payment to ex-employees affected by a data hack of the company's computer system that resulted in the release of emails and documents.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Central District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:14cv9600
Case Name: Michael Corona et al v. Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.
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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