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Company: GE Appliances
Current Parent Company: Haier
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Penalty: $1,400,000
Year: 2003
Date: August 5, 2003
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: A state court ordered GE to pay $780,000 to customers and $650,000 in penalties to resolve a case involving allegations of a deceptive dishwasher recall.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: New York Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: New York
HQ Country of Current Parent: China
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: housewares and home furnishings
Specific Industry of Current Parent: appliances
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