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Since 2023, several false advertising class-action lawsuits have been filed against RugsUSA regarding its marketing of pricing discounts. More information on each lawsuit is below.
| Case Name (Date) |
Allegations | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Preciado et al. v. RugsUSA, LLC 25-cv-1243, D. Colo. (April 2025) |
Falsely advertising discounts off of artificially inflated regular prices and as available for a limited time | Pending |
| Zastrow et al. v. RugsUSA, LLC 25-cv-472, W.D. Wash. (March 2025) |
Falsely advertising discounts off of artificially inflated regular prices and as available for a limited time | Pending |
| McCarrell et al. v. RugsUSA, LLC 25-cv-454, D. Ore. (March 2025) |
Falsely advertising discounts off of artificially inflated regular prices and as available for a limited time | Pending |
| Burch et al. v. RugsUSA, LLC 24-cv-3379, D.D.C. (Oct. 2024) |
Falsely advertising discounts off of artificially inflated reference prices | Pending |
| Wiley et al. v. RugsUSA, LLC 23-cv-3250, W.D. Mo. (Aug. 2023) |
Falsely advertising discounts off of artificially inflated regular prices and as available for a limited time | Settled (Final approval granted) |
| Korda et al. v. RugsUSA, LLC 23-cv-1026, D. Ore. (July 2023) |
Falsely advertising discounts from artificially inflated reference prices | Settled as part of a the agreement in the Wiley case and voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled. |
| Briggs et al. v. RugsUSA, LLC 23-cv-982, W.D. Wash. (June 2023) |
Falsely advertising discounts off of artificially inflated regular prices and as available for a limited time | Settled as part of the agreement in the Wiley case and voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled. |
| Lee et al. v. RugsUSA, LLC 23-cv-2412, N.D. Cal. (May 2023) |
Falsely advertising discounts off of artificially inflated regular prices and as available for a limited time | Settled as part of the agreement in the Wiley case and voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled. |
| Dray et al. v. RugsUSA, LLC 23-cv-3017, C.D. Cal. (April 2023) |
Falsely advertising discounts off of artificially inflated regular prices and as available for a limited time | Voluntarily dismissed |
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