CATrends: Deceptive ‘Plant-Based’ Claims
A deceptive marketing trend takes root.
AutoZone
Case Name (Date)
Alvarez et al. v. AutoZone, Inc.
23-cv-2766, W.D. Tenn.
(Dec. 2023)
Product/Service
AutoZone
Allegations
Misleadingly representing that the company safeguards consumers’ personal information when it failed to do so and there was a data breach in May 2023
Status
Pending
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