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Company: Tom's of Maine Inc.
Current Parent Company: Colgate-Palmolive
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Penalty: $4,500,000
Year: 2016
Date: March 11, 2016
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: false advertising
Violation Description: Tom's of Maine agreed to pay $4.5 million to settle litigation alleging it falsely advertised its personal care products as natural.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Southern District of Florida
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 0:14cv60604
Case Name: Gay v. Tom's of Maine, Inc.
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: household and personal care products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: personal care products
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