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Company: Osram Sylvania Inc.
Current Parent Company: OSRAM
Penalty: $30,000,000
Year: 2015
Date: January 9, 2015
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: false advertising
Violation Description: Osram Sylvania agreed to pay $30 million to settle litigation alleging it made false statements in promoting the superiority of its auto headlights.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: District of New Jersey
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:11-cv-05504
Case Name: Chaudhri v. Osram Sylvania, Inc. et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: Germany
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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