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Violation Tracker Current Parent Company Summary

Current Parent Company Name: Berkshire Hathaway
Ownership Structure: publicly traded (ticker symbol NYSE: BRK.B)
Headquartered in: Nebraska
Major Industry: diversified
Specific Industry: diversified
Penalty total since 2000: $1,850,087,109
Number of records: 3,405
Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined)Penalty TotalNumber of Records
safety-related offenses$794,518,8002,991
competition-related offenses$393,770,5009
consumer-protection-related offenses$290,698,50392
environment-related offenses$235,625,631252
financial offenses$113,816,2818
Top 5 Primary Offense TypesPenalty TotalNumber of Records
utility safety violation$727,768,62517
price-fixing or anti-competitive practices$285,500,0003
consumer protection violation$157,186,00012
environmental violation$117,481,319129
energy market violation$105,090,5004
Notes: Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.

Links: For a summary of this company's regulatory penalties in more than 50 other countries, see its Violation Tracker Global summary page here.

Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found here.

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CompanyPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2014FRA$5,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2014FRA$5,000
DOMINION TRANSMISSION, INC.railroad safety violation2013FRA$5,000
Enersul, Inc.railroad safety violation2011FRA$5,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2015FRA$5,000
UNION TANK CAR COMPANYrailroad safety violation2015FRA$5,000
NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COpipeline safety violation2003PHMSA$5,000
Lubrizol Corporationrailroad safety violation2016FRA$5,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$5,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$5,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$5,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$5,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2000FRA$5,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$5,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$5,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$5,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$5,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$5,000
Lubrizol Corporationrailroad safety violation2000FRA$5,000
Union Tank Car Co.railroad safety violation2005FRA$5,000
UNION TANK CAR COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$5,000
Lubrizol Corporationrailroad safety violation2017FRA$5,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$5,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$5,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$5,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$5,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$5,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$5,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$5,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$5,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$5,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$5,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$5,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$5,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2018FRA$5,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2018FRA$5,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2018FRA$5,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2018FRA$5,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2018FRA$5,000
Lubrizol Corporationrailroad safety violation2017FRA$5,000
UNION TANK CAR COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$5,000
UNION TANK CAR COMPANYrailroad safety violation2018FRA$5,000
Geico Indemnity Co.insurance violation2001MN-FIN$5,000
Government Employees Insurance Co.insurance violation2015MN-FIN$5,000
GEICO General Insurance Companyinsurance violation2007OR-FIN$5,000
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY, INC.consumer protection violation2006VA-FIN$5,000
Shaw Industries Inc.air pollution violation2011GA-ENV$5,000
Johns Manville Corp. Inc.environmental violation2018MS-ENV$5,000
JOHNS MANVILLEair pollution violation2007SC-ENV$5,000
JOHNS MANVILLE CORPenvironmental violation2002TX-ENV$5,000
Lubrizol Corporationrailroad safety violation2020FRA$5,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2020FRA$5,000
Berkshire Hathaway Direct Insurance Co.insurance violation2021ID-INS$5,000
Wellfleet Insurance Co.insurance violation2021ID-INS$5,000
Wellfleet New York Insurance Co.insurance violation2021ID-INS$5,000
Textron Aerospace Fastenersair pollution violation2003CA-SCAQMD$5,000
Textron Aerospace Fastenersair pollution violation2003CA-SCAQMD$5,000
Textron Aerospace Fastenersair pollution violation2002CA-SCAQMD$5,000
Aerocraft Heat Treating Co. Inc.air pollution violation2001CA-SCAQMD$5,000
PACIFICORPutility safety violation2004OR-PUC$5,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2022FRA$5,000
Lubrizol Corporationrailroad safety violation2022FRA$5,000
GEICO ADVANTAGE INSURANCE COMPANYinsurance violation2023WA-INS$5,000
Lubrizol Corporationrailroad safety violation2019FRA$5,000
Lubrizol Corporationrailroad safety violation2019FRA$5,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2019FRA$5,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2019FRA$5,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$5,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$5,000
Railserverailroad safety violation2023FRA$5,000
GEICO ADVANTAGE INSURANCE COMPANYinsurance violation2024WA-INS$5,000
BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILWAY CO.workplace safety or health violation2004OSHA$5,000
BUSHWICK METALS, INC.workplace safety or health violation2004OSHA$5,000
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO.workplace safety or health violation2007OSHA$5,000
CHEMTOOL INC.workplace safety or health violation2008OSHA$5,000
WYMAN-GORDON INV CASTINGS INC DBA PCC STRUCTURALSworkplace safety or health violation2010OSHA$5,000
MEADOWBROOK MEAT COMPANY, INC.workplace safety or health violation2009OSHA$5,000
SPECIAL METALS CORPORATIONworkplace safety or health violation2009OSHA$5,000
WYMAN-GORDON COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2010OSHA$5,000
SPECIAL METALS CORPORATIONworkplace safety or health violation2009OSHA$5,000
BENJAMIN MOORE & COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2010OSHA$5,000
SOUTHWEST UNITED INDUSTRIES, INC.workplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$5,000
KLUNE INDUSTRIES, INC.workplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$5,000
MCLANE MIDWEST, INC.workplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$5,000
CMH MANUFACTURING, INC.workplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$5,000
FOREST RIVER INCworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$5,000
R C WILLEY HOME FURNISHINGSworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$5,000
FOREST RIVER INCworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$5,000
PACIFICORPworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$5,000
FOREST RIVER INCORPORATEDworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$5,000
FOREST RIVER INCORPORATEDworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$5,000
FOREST RIVER INCORPORATEDworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$5,000
ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWERworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$5,000
FOREST RIVER INCworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$5,000
MCLANE COMPANY, INC.workplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$5,000
RC WILLEYworkplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$5,000
UNION TANK CAR COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$5,000
MCLANE COMPANY, INC.workplace safety or health violation2024OSHA$5,000
THE GILLETTE COMPANY DURACELL A DIVISIONenvironmental violation2004EPA$5,000
PROTECTIVE COATINGS, INC.environmental violation2000EPA$5,000
THE LUBRIZOL CORP.environmental violation2000EPA$5,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.