CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
Buksbaum et al. v. Boar’s Head Provisions Co., Inc.
25-cv-597, S.D. Cal.
(Feb. 2025)
Boar’s Head meats, cheeses, and condiments
Misrepresenting that products are high quality and prepared in facilities that are clean, safe, and use “rigorous sanitation practices” when the company failed to document food safety hazards and its facilities do not meet the advertised standards
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