CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
Oldakowski et al. v. Central Garden & Pet Co.
24-cv-5559, N.D. Cal.
(Aug. 2024)
Pennington and Kaytee birdseed
Misleadingly marketing that products will attract wild birds when more than half of the mix is a filler ingredient that most birds won’t eat
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