Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Salton Inc.
Current Parent Company:
Spectrum Brands Holdings
Penalty:
$8,200,000
Year:
2002
Date:
September 6, 2002
Offense Group:
competition-related offenses
Primary Offense:
price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Violation Description:
Salton Inc. agreed to pay $8.2 million to settle multistate litigation alleging anti-competitive practices involved the sale of its George Foreman grills.
Level of Government:
state
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Multistate Attorneys General Case
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Wisconsin
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
housewares and home furnishings
Specific Industry of Parent:
hardware
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
