Discounts at Macy’s
Allegations: Falsely advertising discounts off of artificially inflated reference prices
The Thread Count of Macy’s Bedding and Linens
December 2023: The Court denied the motions for final approval.
September 2023: The parties moved for final approval of the settlement agreement. Click here to read the plaintiffs’ motion and here to read the defendants’ motion.
May 2023: The Court granted preliminary approval of the settlement agreement.
March 2023: Plaintiffs moved for preliminary approval of a settlement agreement. For more information, go to https://www.cvcsheetsettlement.com/.
January 2020: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Macy’s for allegedly misleadingly inflating the thread count of its bedding and linen products by improperly counting the fibers that make up the threads to get the thread count. (Chiaraluce et al v. Macy’s Inc., Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., Macy’s West Stores, Inc., and Macys.com, Case No. 20-cv-81, S.D. Ohio)
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Thread Count of Bed Linens At Macy’s
Allegations: Deceptively inflating the thread count of products in advertisements
Oak Bedding
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “100% Cotton”
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Thread Count of Cotton Bed Linens
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Sales at Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s
September 2016: This action was consolidated to be heard with three other similar lawsuits. For more information about the other cases, click on the information below. Benson v. Macy’s, Inc.…
Discounts at Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s
October 2016: A Consolidated Class Action Complaint making similar allegations (i.e., the store misleadingly offers discounts off of false “original” prices) was filed. September 2016: This action was consolidated with…
The Discounts at Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s
September 2016: This action was consolidated with three other similar lawsuits to be heard together (and then administratively closed as another named plaintiff was named the lead plaintiff). For more…
Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s Discounted Prices
September 2016: This action was consolidated with three other lawsuits to be heard together. For more information about the other cases, click on the case information below. Carder et al…
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