Williams-Sonoma must pay $3.2 million for falsely claiming products were “Made in the USA”
Eric Lagatta, USA Today
Gerber’s Grow-Up Plan and College Plan
February 2020: This case was transferred from state court to federal court. (Case No. 20-cv-27, E.D. Ky.)
January 2020: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Gerber Life Insurance Company for allegedly deceptively marketing its “Grow-Up Plan” and “College Plan” as affordable ways for parents and grandparents to save money for children when, according to plaintiffs, these plans are actually life insurance policies and consumers who get them actually lose money. (Prewitt et al v. Gerber Life Insurance Company, Case No. 20-CI-00011, Kentucky State Court – Laurel County)
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