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Company: Lowe's Cos. Inc.
Current Parent Company: Lowe's
Penalty: $3,850,000
Year: 2010
Date: December 15, 2010
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Lowe's agreed to pay over $3 million to settle litigation alleging it provided a substandard vent when installing clothes dryers.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Western District of North Carolina
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 5:08-cv-00045
Case Name: Kaiser-Flores v. Lowe's, Inc.
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: North Carolina
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-home improvement
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