CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
In May 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals for allegedly deceptively marketing that the Combivent Respimat asthma inhaler will provide 120 doses when, according to plaintiffs, the inhaler contains far fewer dosages, sometimes less than half the advertised amount. (Ignacuinos et al v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Case No. 19-cv-672, D. Conn.)
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