CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
Maxine Furs of Hoover, Inc. v. Groundhog Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Merchant Lynx Services
23-cv-81349, S.D. Fla.
(Feb. 2023)
Credit card processing services for merchants
Charging merchants undisclosed fees for processing credit card payments
Pending
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