Whirlpool to pay millions; feds say company didn't report defect

ViewThe Consumer Product Safety Commission and Whirlpool agreed on a settlement after the CPSC claimed that Whirlpool knowingly failed to report that some of its electric radiant heat cooktops had a defect that could create a "substantial product hazard." 

The CPSC said that the defect on 17 of its JennAir, KitchenAid and...