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Company: Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
Current Parent Company: Scotts Miracle-Gro
Penalty: $85,000,000
Year: 2019
Date: June 11, 2019
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: product safety violation
Violation Description: Scotts Miracle-Gro agreed to a settlement estimated to be worth up to $85 million to resolve class action litigation alleging that it knowingly sold bird food containing toxic pesticide.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Southern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 3:12cv1592
Case Name: In Re: Morning Song Bird Food Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Ohio
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
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