Kona Coffee
May 2019: The Bond case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled., the reasons for which have not…
“Deep Discounts” at T.J. Maxx Stores
2016: A federal judge dismissed this action concluding that the plaintiffs failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted because they failed to adequately allege that they sustained an injury.
2015: A class-action lawsuit was filed against TJX Companies for allegedly misleadingly comparing its prices to a higher fabricated price in order to make consumers believe they are getting “deep discounts” on merchandise. (Braynina et al v. TJX Companies, Inc., Case No. 15-cv-5897, S.D.N.Y.)
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Class-Action Tracker
“COMPARE AT” Prices at T.J. Maxx Stores
In July 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against T.J. Maxx stores for allegedly deceptively advertising “phantom markdown[s]” on merchandise by comparing a higher, fictional “COMPARE AT” price to the…
Discounts at T.J. Maxx
May 2018: A federal judge granted final approval of the settlement agreement. For more information, go to http://www.tjxsettlement.com/. December 2017: A federal judge granted preliminary approval of the settlement agreement.…
Thread Counts of Linens at T. J. Maxx
In July 2017, a false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against T. J. Maxx, Creative Textiles, and AQ Textiles for allegedly misleadingly inflating the thread count of bedding and linen…
Thread Count of Cotton Bed Linens
In February 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against AQ Textiles, Creative Textiles Mills Pvt. Ltd., and several retailers for allegedly falsely marketing cotton bed linens – including Prescott Fine…
Discounts at Marshalls Stores
September 2015: This action was dismissed, the reasons for which have not been disclosed. Later the same month, a Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint (which consolidates this lawsuit with two others: Chester…
Discounts at HomeGoods
September 2015: This action was dismissed, the reasons for which have not been disclosed. Later the same month, a Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint (which consolidates this lawsuit with two others:…
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