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Company: TJX Companies, Inc.
Current Parent Company: TJX
Penalty: $8,500,000
Year: 2018
Date: May 14, 2018
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: TJX agreed to provide an estimated $8.5 million in merchandise credits to settle litigation alleging its T.J. Maxx and other stores used misleading price tags.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Central District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 5:15cv1437
Case Name: Staci Chester et al v. The TJX Companies, Inc. et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Massachusetts
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-apparel
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