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2,847
Companies
14,392
Incidents
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Fines & Settlements

Worst Offenders Leaderboard

Top 10 companies by total fines, settlements, and liabilities

#CompanyTotal FinesIncidentsWorst IncidentGrade
1
BP (British Petroleum)Energy / Oil & Gas
$65.0B
47
Deepwater Horizon oil spill — 11 dead, largest marine oil spill in history
F
2
Volkswagen AGAutomotive
$33.3B
23
Dieselgate — 11 million vehicles equipped with emissions cheat devices
F
3
PG&E CorporationEnergy / Utilities
$30.0B+
84
Camp Fire — 85 dead, destroyed town of Paradise, CA
F
4
Johnson & JohnsonPharmaceuticals / Consumer
$29.0B
38
Talc/asbestos cancer lawsuits — $29B settlement for ovarian cancer claims
F
5
Purdue PharmaPharmaceuticals
$8.3B
12
OxyContin opioid crisis — fueled epidemic killing 500,000+ Americans
F
6
Facebook / MetaTechnology / Social Media
$5.0B
31
Cambridge Analytica — 87M users' data harvested for political manipulation
F
7
Wells FargoBanking / Finance
$3.0B+
29
Fake accounts scandal — 3.5M fraudulent accounts opened without consent
F
8
BoeingAerospace / Defense
$2.5B+
18
737 MAX crashes — 346 killed in two crashes due to MCAS software flaw
F
9
DuPont / 3MChemical Manufacturing
Ongoing
42
PFAS "forever chemicals" — contaminated water supplies for millions
D
10
NestléFood & Beverage
$1.2B+
56
Water extraction, baby formula scandal, child labor in cocoa supply chain
D

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Recent Incidents

Latest entries added to the database

Mar
28
2026

3MEnvironmentPFAS Settlement Reaches $12.5B

3M agreed to pay up to $12.5 billion over 13 years to settle lawsuits brought by U.S. public water systems contaminated with PFAS "forever chemicals." The settlement covers testing and remediation for affected municipal water supplies.

Mar
22
2026

TeslaConsumer SafetyNHTSA Opens Investigation Into Autopilot Incidents

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration expanded its probe into Tesla's Autopilot system following 14 additional reported collisions with emergency vehicles, bringing the total investigated incidents to 57.

Mar
15
2026

AmazonLaborWarehouse Workers Win Class-Action on Break Policies

A federal judge certified a class-action lawsuit representing 45,000 Amazon warehouse workers alleging the company's "time off task" monitoring system effectively denied legally mandated rest breaks.

Mar
08
2026

TikTokPrivacyEU Fines TikTok $380M for Children's Data Processing

The Irish Data Protection Commission fined TikTok €345 million for violating GDPR provisions related to processing children's personal data, including default public account settings for minor users.

Deep Dive: PG&E Corporation

Full accountability profile

PG&E Corporation

Pacific Gas & Electric Company — San Francisco, CA — Energy / Utilities
Active litigation & probation
$30B+
Total Liabilities
84
Incidents
F
Grade
117
Deaths Linked

Incident Timeline

2018
Camp Fire — Paradise, CA
PG&E transmission lines sparked the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history. 85 people killed, 18,804 structures destroyed, entire town of Paradise leveled. PG&E pled guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter.
2017
Northern California Wildfires
PG&E equipment caused 17 of the 21 major fires during the October 2017 wine country fire siege, including the Tubbs Fire. 44 people killed total, thousands of structures destroyed across Napa, Sonoma, and neighboring counties.
2010
San Bruno Pipeline Explosion
A PG&E natural gas pipeline exploded in a residential neighborhood in San Bruno, CA, killing 8 people, injuring 58, and destroying 38 homes. Investigation revealed decades of falsified pipeline safety records.
2019
Bankruptcy Filing
Filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy citing $30B+ in wildfire liabilities. Emerged from bankruptcy in 2020 after establishing a $13.5B fire victim trust fund.
2020
Criminal Conviction — 84 Counts Involuntary Manslaughter
PG&E pled guilty to 84 felony counts of involuntary manslaughter related to the Camp Fire. Sentenced to maximum fine of $3.5M (the statutory max) and 5 years probation.
2021-Present
Dixie Fire & Ongoing Violations
PG&E equipment caused the Dixie Fire, which burned nearly 1 million acres. Company remains on federal criminal probation and continues to face regulatory scrutiny for safety failures.

Executive Accountability

Geisha Williams
CEO during Camp Fire (2017-2019)
✕ Resigned, no criminal charges
Peter Darbee
CEO during San Bruno explosion (2005-2011)
✕ Resigned with $35M severance, no charges
Patti Poppe
Current CEO (2021-present)
⚠ Overseeing probation compliance
Corporate Entity
PG&E Corporation
✓ Convicted — 84 counts involuntary manslaughter

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