CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
Dudley et al. v. Hawaii’s Best Hawaiian Haupia, LLC
26-cv-511, C.D. Cal.
(Nov. 2025)
Hawaii’s Best Hawaiian Mochiko Chicken Mix
Deceptively using slack-filled packages that are mostly empty space
Voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. as to the named plaintiff’s claims and When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled. as to the class members’ claims
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