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Rooms to Go ForceField Protection Plans
August 2017: The parties notified the Court that a settlement agreement was preliminarily approved in a similar lawsuit (Hankinson v. Rooms to Go) and a final fairness hearing regarding that settlement is scheduled for December 2017.
December 2016: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Rooms To Go for allegedly falsely marketing ForceField Protection Plans. According to the complaint, the company promises consumer who purchase a “ForceField Fabric Protection Plan” or “ForceField Leather Protection Plan” will receive furniture that has been “professionally treated … to resist all food and beverage spills” when, in reality, the furniture is not professionally treated with any fabric or leather protectant. (Triplett et al v. Rooms To Go North Carolina Corp., d/b/a Rooms To Go, R.T.G. Furniture Corp., d/b/a Rooms To Go, RTG America, LLC, et al, Case No. 16-cv-926, E. D. NC.)
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