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Company: Trinity Industries
Current Parent Company: Trinity Industries
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Penalty: $56,000,000
Year: 2022
Date: August 30, 2022
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: product safety violation
Violation Description: Trinity Industries agreed to pay $56 million to settle allegations by local governments that changes it made to its highway guardrails made them more likely to cause serious injury and death during accidents.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Jackson County (MO) Circuit Court
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1516-CV23684
Case Name: Jackson County Missouri v. Trinity Industries Inc.
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: heavy equipment
Specific Industry of Current Parent: transporation equipment
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