UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. SunSetter Products LP

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Case Number:

1:23-cv-10744

Court:

Massachusetts

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutory Actions

Judge:

Brian E. Murphy

Firms

  1. April 03, 2025

    SunSetter To Pay $9M Over Defective Awning Covers

    A Massachusetts awning manufacturer will pay $9.25 million and implement a new compliance program to settle civil claims that it failed to report defective awning covers to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, allegedly leading to multiple injuries and at least one death.

  2. March 12, 2025

    Awning Maker, Feds Settling Safety Defect Claim

    A Massachusetts awning manufacturer and the government told a federal judge Tuesday they are finalizing a settlement of civil claims that the company intentionally hid a safety defect that led to injuries and one death.

  3. March 15, 2024

    Awning Maker Can't Shade Itself From CPSC Defect Lawsuit

    Awning maker SunSetter can't evade claims it concealed an allegedly deadly defect by arguing that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is unconstitutional, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled, leaning on a Fifth Circuit ruling that may not be long for this world.

  4. April 07, 2023

    Awning Maker Hid Deadly Defect For Years, Feds Claim

    Federal prosecutors and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission hit a Massachusetts-based company with a civil suit Thursday claiming it hid a potentially deadly defect in protective vinyl covers that were made for retractable awnings.

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