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Company: Reckitt Benckiser
Current Parent Company: Reckitt Benckiser
Penalty: $3,275,000
Year: 2024
Date: March 28, 2024
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Reckitt Benckiser agreed to pay over $3 million to settle litigation alleging it made false advertising claims about its Woolite laundry product.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 5:20-cv-02101
Case Name: Prescott v. Reckitt Benckiser LLC
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: household and personal care products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: personal care products
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