CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
March 2015: A federal judge dismissed this action When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. pursuant to the parties’ stipulation of dismissal, the reasons for which have not been disclosed.
May 2014: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Bodacious Food Company for allegedly mislabeling its cookies – including Geraldine’s Italian Wedding Cookies, Geraldine’s Pecan Cini-Mints Cookies, and Geraldine’s Key Lime Cookies – as “all natural” when they actually contain unnatural, synthetic, artificial, and genetically modified ingredients. (Dye et al v. Bodacious Food Company, Case No. 14-cv-80627, S. D. FL.).
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