CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
Morehouse et al. v. Bell Partners Inc.
25-cv-9530, C.D. Cal.
(July 2025)
Bell Warner Center
Failing to include several mandatory monthly fees (e.g., service, administrative, trash, pest control and recreational fees), which can collectively add up to hundreds of dollars per year, in advertised rental prices
Remanded to state court
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