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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: My Pillow
Penalty: $1,095,000
Year: 2016
Date: October 31, 2016
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: false advertising
Violation Description: My Pillow agreed to pay $995,000 in penalties and $100,000 in charitable donations in settlement of allegations by the California Food, Drug and Medical Device Task Force, consisting of 10 California District Attorneys, that it falsely advertised the benefits of its products that were not supported by reliable evidence.
Level of Government: local
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Multi-Jurisdiction Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: California
Facility County: multi-county
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