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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Haier America Trading LLC
Current Parent Company: Haier
Penalty: $2,950,000
Year: 2013
Date: October 25, 2013
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Haier agreed to pay nearly $3 million to settle litigation alleging it sold freezers that used nearly twice the amount of energy allowed under federal standards.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 5:11-cv-02911
Case Name: In re Haier Freezer Consumer Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
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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