CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
Rivera et al. v. Knix Wear, Inc.
22-cv-2137, N.D. Cal.
(April 2022)
Knix underwear
Misleadingly marketing products as safe and free from fluorine, per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS), and other toxic chemicals when they contain heightened levels of fluorine, which is a substance that indicates the products also contain unsafe PFAS
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