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Company: Nissan North America Inc.
Current Parent Company: Nissan
Penalty: $24,000,000
Year: 2015
Date: July 7, 2015
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: product safety violation
Violation Description: Nissan agreed to a settlement it estimated to be worth $10 million and the plaintiffs' lawyers estimated at $24 million to resolve class action litigation alleging that batteries in its electric vehicles lost capacity over time at an unreasonable rate.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Central District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:12-cv-08238
Case Name: Humberto Daniel Klee et al v. Nissan North America Inc et al
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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