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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Aaron Rents Inc.
Current Parent Company: Aaron's
Penalty: $6,000,000
Year: 2012
Date: March 26, 2012
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: employment discrimination
Secondary Offense: sexual harassment
Violation Description: A jury verdict of $95 million was reduced to $39.8 million by the district judge, after which the parties settled for $6 million.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Southern District of Illinois
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 3:08-cv-0683
Case Name: Alford v. Aaron Rents Inc.
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Georgia
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail
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