CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
Locke et al. v. Bear’s Fruit, LLC
24-cv-7564, E.D.N.Y.
(Oct. 2024)
Bear’s Fruit Kombucha
Misleadingly marketing products as non-alcoholic beverages that contain “just fruit & herbs” when they contain 92 to 286 percent more alcohol than the legal limit for non-alcoholic beverages
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