CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
Behrens et al. v. Landmark Credit Union
17-cv-101, W.D. Wis.
(Feb. 2017)
Checking accounts
Misrepresenting when consumers will be charged overdraft fees
Settled
(Final approval granted)
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