Smart window-maker View avoids penalty in liability disclosure case

A California-based manufacturer of smart windows avoided civil penalties after self-reporting apparent disclosure violations to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

View failed to disclose $28 million in projected warranty-related liabilities to address defects in its products, the SEC said in a press release Monday. The agency declined to fine the company because of the latter’s prompt remediation and cooperation.

View’s former Chief Financial Officer Vidul Prakash, however, faces SEC charges for his alleged failure to ensure disclosure of the warranty-related liabilities. The agency’s complaint against Prakash, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, seeks permanent injunctions, civil penalties, and an officer-and-director bar.