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Company: Acuity Brands Inc.
Current Parent Company: Acuity Brands
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Penalty: $700,000
Year: 2006
Date: March 9, 2006
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: product safety violation
Violation Description: Acuity Brands Inc., of Atlanta, Ga., agreed to pay a $700,000 civil penalty to settle allegations that the company failed to report to CPSC in a timely manner about defects and hazards in more than 1.4 million of its Lithonia Lighting products.
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: Georgia
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous manufacturing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: lighting equipment
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