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Company: CenterPoint Energy
Current Parent Company:
CenterPoint Energy
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:
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Penalty: $13,500,000
Year: 2006
Date: June 7, 2006
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: CenterPoint agreed to pay $13.5 million in settlement of a class action suit alleging it violated the Minnesota Cold Weather laws requiring it to attempt to negotiate a payment plan with a customer before refusing to reconnect service.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Minnesota Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Minnesota
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: utilities and power generation
Specific Industry of Current Parent: utilities
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