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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Sempra Energy
Current Parent Company: Sempra Energy
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Penalty: $1,800,000,000
Year: 2022
Date: April 29, 2022
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: utility safety violation
Violation Description: Sempra Energy and its subsidiary Southern California Gas agreed to pay $1.8 billion to settle lawsuits brought in connection with the 2015 Aliso Canyon gas leak.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Los Angeles County (CA) Superior Court
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: JCCP4861
Case Name: Southern California Gas Leak Cases
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: utilities and power generation
Specific Industry of Current Parent: utilities
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