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Company: United Parcel Service
Current Parent Company: United Parcel Service
Penalty: $12,000,000
Year: 2011
Date: December 12, 2011
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: UPS agreed to pay $12 million to settle litigation alleging it overcharged customers for shipping oversized packages.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of Alabama
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 5:06-cv-04686
Case Name: Barber Auto Sales, Inc. v. United Parcel Service Co., Inc.
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Georgia
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: freight and logistics
Specific Industry of Current Parent: package delivery
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