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July 2022: The parties reached a private settlement agreement in the arbitration proceedings and the case was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. as to the named plaintiff and When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled. as to class members.
October 2020: The Court granted The Children’s Place motion to compel arbitration.
May 2020: A class-action lawsuit was filed against The Children’s Place for allegedly falsely advertising sales by representing that consumers are getting a specific percentage discount off of an inflated reference price. Plaintiffs also claim that the retailer violates Washington state law by sending consumers false and misleading information about sales in emails. (Dougan et al v. The Children’s Place, Inc., Case No. 20-cv-818, W.D. Wash.)
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