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Company: Costco Wholesale Corporation
Current Parent Company: Costco
Penalty: $5,000,000
Year: 2024
Date: December 3, 2024
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: In a case originally filed in 2014, Costco agreed to pay $5 million to settle allegations it falsely marketed its Kirkland Signature brand wipes as being flushable.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Eastern District of New York
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:14-cv-01142
Case Name: Kurtz v. Kimberly-Clark Corporation et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Washington
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail
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