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Company: American Honda Motor Company
Current Parent Company: Honda
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Penalty: $170,000,000
Year: 2012
Date: March 16, 2012
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Honda agreed to pay an estimated $170 million to settle litigation alleging it misled consumers about the Civic Hybrid's fuel economy.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: private litigation
Court: San Diego County (CA) Superior Court
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 37-2010-00087755
Case Name: LOCKABEY VS. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO INC
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: Japan
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: motor vehicles
Specific Industry of Current Parent: motor vehicles
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