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Company: Tesla Inc.
Current Parent Company: Tesla Inc.
Penalty: $5,415,280
Year: 2018
Date: November 2, 2018
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: product safety violation
Violation Description: Tesla agreed to pay $5.4 million to settle class action litigation alleging that it delayed implementing safety features and when it did the collision avoidance and automatic braking systems were defective.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 5:17cv2193
Case Name: Dean Sheikh et al v. Tesla, Inc.
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: motor vehicles
Specific Industry of Current Parent: motor vehicles and energy
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