Fire extinguisher manufacturer ordered to pay millions in penalty for delay, misrepresentations in reporting product defects

(KVOA) - On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a fire extinguisher manufacture was ordered to pay millions of dollars in penalties.According to a DOJ news release, a federal judge ordered Walter Kidde Portable Equipment Inc. (Kidde) to pay a $12 million civil penalty in connection with allegations that the company failed to timely inform the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) about problems with fire extinguishers manufactured by the company.The company agreed to pay t