Day: December 21, 2022

Epic Games

Fortnite Video Game Maker Under Fire for Violating Child Privacy Laws

Epic Games, creator of the popular video game Fortnite, has been ordered to pay a total of $520 million in two separate record-breaking settlements with the Federal Trade Commission for alleged violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). As part of a proposed federal court order filed by Read More

Honeywell extends compliance monitorship

Honeywell to Pay $203M in FCPA Resolution

Honeywell has agreed to pay a total of $202.7 million in penalties, disgorgement, and prejudgment interest to authorities in the United States and Brazil to resolve previously disclosed anti-corruption investigations tied to Brazil state-owned company Petrobras, as well as Unaoil in Algeria, the company announced. In its resolution with the Read More

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Ericsson Monitorship Extended One Year

The Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Ericsson jointly agreed to extend the term of the telecommunication company’s compliance monitorship for one year, as Ericsson faces another round of investigations for corruption allegations it never reported. In December 2019, Ericsson was ordered to pay more than $1 billion Read More