Williams-Sonoma must pay $3.2 million for falsely claiming products were “Made in the USA”
Eric Lagatta, USA Today
Discounts on boohoo.com, prettylittlething.us, and nastygal.com
Case Name (Date)
Habberfield et al. v. Boohoo.com USA, Inc. et al.
22-cv-3899, C.D. Cal.
(2022)
Product/Service
Merchandise sold on boohoo.com, prettylittlething.us, and nastygal.com
Allegations
Deceptively marketing discounts off of falsely inflated reference prices
Status
Settled
(Preliminarily approved)
http://www.boohoonationwidepricingsettlement.com/
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