CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
Dauod et al. v. Zuru, LLC
24-cv-9737, C.D. Cal.
(Oct. 2024)
Bunch O Balloons Self-Sealing Water Balloons
Falsely marketing the brand and its products as sustainable and socially conscious when the products contain organic fluorine, which puts consumers at risk of being exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Failing to disclose that products contain a harmful ingredient (organic fluorine)
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