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Company: Oreck Corporation
Current Parent Company: Techtronic Industries
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Penalty: $2,000,000
Year: 2015
Date: July 20, 2015
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: false advertising
Violation Description: A bankruptcy judge approved a settlement in which plaintiffs in a case brought against Oreck Corporation for false advertising were given an unsecured claim worth up to $2 million.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Middle District of Tennessee Bankruptcy Court
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 13-04006
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: Hong Kong
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: diversified
Specific Industry of Current Parent: diversified
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