CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
Palacios et al. v. Rowdy Beverage, Inc.
24-cv-288, S.D. Cal.
(Feb. 2024)
Rowdy Energy Drinks
Falsely marketing drinks as containing no preservatives or artificial flavors when they contain a preservative ingredient (citric acid) and an artificial flavoring ingredient (DL malic acid)
Voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled.
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