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Company: Blockbuster Inc.
Current Parent Company: EchoStar Corporation
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Penalty: $630,000
Year: 2005
Date: March 29, 2005
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Blockbuster Inc. agreed to settle multistate litigation alleging tha it misled consumers in advertising its End of Late Fees or No Late Fees program.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Multistate Attorneys General Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Colorado
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous manufacturing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications equipment
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