Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Vornado Air Circulation Systems Inc.
Penalty:
$500,000
Year:
2008
Date:
January 31, 2008
Offense Group:
safety-related offenses
Primary Offense:
product safety violation
Violation Description:
A liquidating trust acting on behalf of a dissolved manufacturer of heaters agreed to pay the government a $500,000 civil penalty to settle allegations that Vornado Air Circulation Systems Inc. failed to report in a timely manner incidents of fire and overheating from defective heaters.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Source of Data:
https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2008/Vornado-Trust-to-Pay-500000-Civil-Penalty-for-Failure-to-Report-Defects-and-Hazards-with-Electric-Heaters (archived copy)
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
