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Article Date: 10/29/2012
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Aqua Leisure Agrees to $650,000 Section 15 Settlement
Aqua Leisure has reached a settlement with CPSC, agreeing to pay a civil penalty of $650,000 over allegations of failing to report defects involving its inflatable baby boats, the agency said October 17. The settlement asserts that Aqua Leisure was aware of 17 incidents between July 2003 and July 2006 in which inflatable baby boat seats “fell out,” “ripped,” “failed,” “tore,” “split,” and/or “separated.”
The firm failed to report these incidents immediately, said CPSC, filing on March 12, 2009, just hours ... Log in to view full article.