CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
Ballard et al. v. Board of Trustees of North Kansas City Hospital, Meritas Health Corp., and Perry Johnson & Associates, Inc.
24-v-2065, W.D. Mo.
(March 2024)
North Kansas City Hospital
Misrepresenting that it safeguards patients’ personal information when it failed to do so and there was a data breach in 2023
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