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Company: J.C. Penney
Current Parent Company: J.C. Penney
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Penalty: $100,000
Year: 2000
Date: July 11, 2000
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: J.C. Penney agreed to pay $100,000 to settle allegations of price scanner errors. Half of fine would be waived if the company maintained a scanning accuracy rate of at least 96 percent.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Michigan Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Michigan
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-department stores
Source of Data: Michigan Attorney General Jennifer Granholm Announces Settlement With J.C. Penney Over Scanning Errors, PR Newswire, July 11, 2000 (via Nexis).
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.