CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
Lehr et al. v. Cryo-Cell International, Inc.
23-cv-80405, S.D. Fla.
(Jan. 2023)
Umbilical cord blood banking program
Deceptively marketing that stored cord blood can treat at least 80 serious medical conditions without disclosing that the FDA has approved the use of cord blood to treat only 7 medical conditions and that the odds of being able to use cord blood for treatment is “virtually zero”
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