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Company: Thomson Corp.
Current Parent Company: Thomson Reuters
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Penalty: $36,000,000
Year: 2007
Date: September 10, 2007
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Thomson agreed to pay $36 million to settle allegations that its subsidiary West Publishing overcharged law students for the BAR/BRI law review course.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Central District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 05cv3222
Case Name: Ryan Rodriguez et al v. West Publishing Corporation et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: information technology
Specific Industry of Current Parent: information services
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