CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
Bender et al. v. Halo Innovations, Inc.
24-cv-4371, S.D.N.Y.
(June 2024)
Marble et al. v. Halo Innovations, Inc.
23-cv-11048, S.D.N.Y.
(Dec. 2023)
BassiNest Flex
Falsely advertising products as safe for infants sleeping on their backs when the products tilt due to a defect and cause sleeping infants to roll from their backs to their sides or stomachs before developmentally appropriate
Pending
When the sale price is the regular price.
Software maker will pay a $75 million fine and provide “affected consumers” with free services.
Order puts platforms like Amazon and Walmart on notice.
Advertised “best deal ever” comes with some caveats.
Cecilia D’Anastasio, Bloomberg