Basic Search  |  Summaries  |  Advanced Search

Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: GoDaddy.Com, LLC
Current Parent Company: GoDaddy Inc.
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Recap of Ownership Changes:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $35,000,000
Year: 2020
Date: December 23, 2020
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: privacy violation
Violation Description: GoDaddy agreed to pay $35 million to settle litigation alleging that it violated privacy laws by sending unwanted text messages.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Southern District of Alabama
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:19cv563
Case Name: Drazen v. Godaddy.Com, LLC
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Arizona
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: domain name registration
Source of Data: (click here)
Link to PACER Case Docket (must be logged in): (click here)
Link to Archived Court Document:  subscribe to see this data field
Source Notes: If an online information source is not working, check the Violation Tracker Data Sources page for an updated link.
Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.