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Company: Dish Network
Current Parent Company: EchoStar Corporation
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Penalty: $61,000,000
Year: 2017
Date: May 22, 2017
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: privacy violation
Violation Description: After a jury found it had violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and a judge imposed treble damages, Dish Network was forced to pay $61 million.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Middle District of North Carolina
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:14cv333
Case Name: Krakauer v. Dish Network L.L.C.
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: verdict
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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