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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Staples, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Sycamore Partners Management
Penalty: $2,000,000
Year: 2017
Date: August 28, 2017
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Staples agreed to pay about $2 million to settle litigation alleging it misled customers about the way in which its rewards system worked.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Southern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 3:16cv2965
Case Name: Torczyner v. Staples, Inc.
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: private equity (including portfolio companies)
Specific Industry of Current Parent: private equity (including portfolio companies)
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