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Company: Lowe's Home Centers
Current Parent Company: Lowe's
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Penalty: $9,600,000
Year: 2010
Date: August 10, 2010
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: product safety violation
Violation Description: Lowe's agreed to pay $9.6 million to settle a class action lawsuit concerning the sale of defective drywall that emitted a rotten egg smell.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Muscogee County (GA) Superior Court
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: SU10-CV022678
Case Name: Glen Vereen, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Lowe's Home Centers
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: North Carolina
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-home improvement
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