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Company: Miles Industries Ltd.
Penalty: $1,890,000
Year: 2014
Date: January 15, 2014
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: product safety violation
Violation Description: Miles Industries agreed to pay nearly $2 million in legal fees and add protective panels to its fireplaces to settle litigation alleging it failed to warn customers that its glass panels could overheat and cause third-degree burns.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 3:11-cv-02146
Case Name: Whelan v. BDR Thermea et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
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