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Company: Symantec Corp.
Current Parent Company: Gen Digital Inc.
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Penalty: $1,700,000
Year: 2013
Date: April 5, 2013
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Symantec agreed to pay $1.7 million in legal costs and compensate customers in an unspecified total amount to settle litigation alleging it double-billed anti-virus subscription renewals.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 3:08-cv-05701
Case Name: Marolda v. Symantec Corporation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Arizona
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: information technology
Specific Industry of Current Parent: cyber security products
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