Sentences with phrase «largest civil penalty»

In addition to the $ 2.6 million civil penalty, the second largest civil penalty the FTC has obtained under the FCRA, the settlement specifically prohibits the named CRA from:

The case against HireRight Solutions, Inc. represents the first time the FTC has charged an employment background screening firm with violating the FCRA, and is the second - largest civil penalty that the FTC has obtained under the Act.

Takata was hit with the largest civil penalty for a safety violation ever last year, and the company faces serious financial hurdles going forward.

Comcast has agreed to pay the largest civil penalty the FCC has ever assessed a cable operator to settle charges it billed consumers for equipment and services they never ordered.

Not exact matches

The civil penalty is among the largest ever levied by the nation's consumer protection watchdog.

Three of the nation's largest milk producers agreed last week to pay Florida a total of almost $ 14 million in civil penalties for conspiring to fix prices for the state's public schools.

The $ 426,500 penalty — which was the amount of cash FESA and Families for Excellent Schools had on hand as of August 21 — represents the largest civil forfeiture negotiated by the OCPF in the agency's 44 - year history.

The FAST Act authorized NHTSA to levy larger fines on manufacturers, increasing the allowed civil penalties from $ 35 million to $ 105 million for a related series of violations.

A recent ruling by the CFPB, above, ordered Transworld Systems to pay a $ 2.5 million civil penalty as part of a larger student debt case.

Aside from fines and penalties imposed from the City, careless pet owners who allow their animals to run at large may be exposed to civil lawsuits.

The ASPCA believes that this approach — promoting education in the appropriate care, training and supervision of dogs as well as state and local laws that address licensing, reproductive status, chaining / improper confinement, cruel treatment and at - large dogs; imposing civil and criminal liability on guardians for their negligent and reckless behavior; and targeting problematic dogs and guardians early with progressively escalating penalties — constitutes the most compassionate, fair, efficient and ultimately effective means of resolving concerns related to dangerous dogs in the community.

Here's the Times: «In what officials say is the largest settlement ever in a government investigation of a mine disaster, Alpha Natural Resources agreed to pay $ 209 million in restitution and civil and criminal penalties for the role of its subsidiary, Massey Energy, in a 2010 mine explosion that killed 29 men in West Virginia.»

Since DWI / DUI consequences can be severe, up to and including jail time for DWI, large financial penalties, civil lawsuits and long - term employment difficulties, it is advisable to contact an attorney as soon as possible to make sure your rights and interests are protected.

The $ 2.6 million civil penalty was the second - largest ever in an FTC enforcement action alleging FCRA violations.

In October 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ordered two of the nation's largest background screening firms to provide $ 10.5 million in relief to harmed consumers and pay a $ 2.5 million civil penalty for allegedly failing to take steps to ensure the information they reported about job applicants was accurate, according to a news release on the CFPB website.