Gree Dehumidifier Guilty Plea

Products liability cases typically live in civil court, but that all changed in 2023 when the Department of Justice brought its first ever criminal enforcement action under the Consumer Product Safety Act against Gree USA and its CEO and Chief Administrative Officer.  The company's guilty plea was years in the making after Gree USA willfully and repeatedly failed to report serious safety concerns to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), leading to the Commission's first ever corporate criminal enforcement action. On this week's episode, Rebecca and Steve will guide you through the tumultuous, decade long saga that shows how corporate avoidance of a major product defect can result not just in subrogation and personal injury actions, but in multi-million dollar fines and reparations.