CATrends: Deceptive ‘Plant-Based’ Claims
A deceptive marketing trend takes root.
BassiNest Flex
Case Name (Date)
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)
Product/Service
BassiNest Flex
Allegations
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
Status
Pending
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