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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Walmart
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Penalty: $940,000
Year: 2017
Date: February 1, 2017
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Wal-Mart.com and Jet.com, Inc. agreed to pay a total of $940,000 in settlement of allegations by 23 California District Attorneys that they misleadingly labeled plastic products as biodegradable or compostable.
Level of Government: local
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Multi-Jurisdiction Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: California
Facility County: multi-county
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Arkansas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-discount stores
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