CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
McCarty et al. v. Samsonite Company Stores, LLC
25-cv-2159, S.D. Cal.
(Aug. 2025)
Samsonite luggage, backpacks and other bags
Falsely advertising discounts off of artificially inflated reference prices
Pending
When the sale price is the regular price.
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