
MUSA Recidivists
1. New Balance In 1996, the FTC brought an administrative action against New Balance for making deceptive U.S.-origin claims about its sneakers. Since at least 2009, the company has marketed…
In September 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against IKEA for allegedly misleadingly representing that customers who use a coupon to get $25 off of a purchase of $150 or more may return merchandise within 365 days for a full refund when, according to the complaint, customers who use the coupon to purchase multiple items and return one of them do not get a full refund because IKEA keeps the portion of the coupon that was applied to the price of the returned item. (Beer et al v. IKEA, Case No. 18-cv-3961, E.D. Penn.)
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1. New Balance In 1996, the FTC brought an administrative action against New Balance for making deceptive U.S.-origin claims about its sneakers. Since at least 2009, the company has marketed…
Deceptive “Made in USA” claims throw IKEA into a pillow fight with the FTC.