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Company: Trex Company Inc.
Current Parent Company: Trex
Penalty: $8,250,000
Year: 2013
Date: December 16, 2013
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Trex agreed to pay up to $8.25 million to settle litigation alleging it sold defective decks that were vulnerable to discoloration from a fungus.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 3:09-cv-00670
Case Name: Ross et al v. Trex Company, Inc.
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: building materials
Specific Industry of Current Parent: forest products
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