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Company: Nordstrom Inc.
Current Parent Company: Nordstrom
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Penalty: $60,000
Year: 2008
Date: December 3, 2008
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: product safety violation
Violation Description: Nordstrom Inc. agreed to pay a $60,000 civil penalty to settle allegations that it knowingly failed to report to the CPSC immediately, as required by federal law, that its children's hooded jackets and sweaters were sold with drawstrings at the hood and neck and thus posed a strangulation hazard.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Washington
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-department stores
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