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TINA.org investigations into Walmart have revealed that the retail giant repeatedly engaged in false and deceptive Made in USA marketing on its website, and used undisclosed stealth marketing directed at…
May 2019: The Bond case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed. Also in May, plaintiffs in the Corker case filed an amended complaint bringing similar allegations.
February-March 2019: Two class-action lawsuits were filed against several coffee distributors, wholesalers, and retailers – including Walmart, Costco, Bed Bath & Beyond, TJ Maxx, and Marshalls – for allegedly falsely labeling products as Kona coffee so that consumers think the coffee is grown in the Kona district on the Big Island of Hawaii when, according to plaintiffs, the products contain little to no Kona coffee. Click on the links below to read each complaint.
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TINA.org investigations into Walmart have revealed that the retail giant repeatedly engaged in false and deceptive Made in USA marketing on its website, and used undisclosed stealth marketing directed at…
February 2020: This case was transferred to federal court. (Case No. 20-cv-288, S.D. Cal.) January 2020: A false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against Bed Bath & Beyond for allegedly…
October 2017: This action was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled., the reasons for which have not been…
In January 2017, another false advertising lawsuit was filed against Bed Bath & Beyond for allegedly falsely labeling Welspun bed linens as being 100% Egyptian Cotton when they were not.…
In October 2016, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Bed Bath & Beyond for allegedly falsely marketing certain Damask sheets as being 100% Egyptian Cotton when such claims are not…
Sarah Perez, TechCrunch
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