Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. and Interference, Inc.
Current Parent Company:
AT&T
Penalty:
$2,000,000
Year:
2007
Date:
February 5, 2007
Offense Group:
consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense:
consumer protection violation
Violation Description:
Turner Broadcasting and its marketing company agreed to pay $2 million to avoid possible litigation in connection with a bomb scare resulting from the placement of hoax devices in public places to promote a Cartoon Network series.
Level of Government:
state
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Massachusetts Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Facility State:
Massachusetts
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Texas
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
telecommunications
Specific Industry of Parent:
telecommunications
Source of Data:
Attorney General Coakley Announces $2 Million Settlement with Turner Broadcasting and Interference Inc., States News Service, February 5, 2007 (via Nexis).
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
