CATrends: Deceptive Pricing Tactics
What consumers need to watch out for this holiday shopping season.
Bell Deer Warning Devices
Case Name (Date)
Haass et al v. Hopkins Manufacturing Corp.
21-cv-1290, S.D.N.Y.
(Feb. 2021)
Product/Service
Bell Deer Warning Devices
Allegations
Misleadingly marketing that products make “dual-pitch sounds” that “help[] reduce accidents” with deer when scientific evidence shows the devices do not prevent collisions with deer
Status
Pending
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