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Company: Second Chance Body Armor, Inc.
Penalty: $173,779
Year: 2014
Date: August 6, 2014
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Second Chance Body Armor filed for bankruptcy in 2004 following allegations its bulletproof vests deteriorated over time. The state of New Jersey filed a lawsuit before Second Chance filed for bankruptcy protection, and the matter remained in United States Bankruptcy Court for a decade before obtaining restitution, which was paid to agencies that did not obtain full reimbursement from the prior class action lawsuit or state fund.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: New Jersey
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