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Company: Lumber Liquidators Inc.
Current Parent Company: LL Flooring Holdings
Penalty: $36,000,000
Year: 2018
Date: October 9, 2018
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: product safety violation
Mega-Scandal: Defective Building Materials
Violation Description: Lumber Liquidators agreed to a $36 million settlement ($22 million in cash and $14 million in store vouchers) to resolve mult-district litigation alleging that it falsely stated that its laminate wood flooring complied with California's formaldehyde emissions limits.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Eastern District of Virginia
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:16-md-02743
Case Name: In Re: Lumber Liquidators Chinese-Manufactured Flooring Durability Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Virginia
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: housewares and home furnishings
Specific Industry of Current Parent: flooring
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