Thread Count of Bed Linens At Macy’s
Allegations: Deceptively inflating the thread count of products in advertisements
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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Allegations: Deceptively inflating the thread count of products in advertisements
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “100% Cotton”
February 2017: A federal judge dismissed this case When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. after the named plaintiff notified the Court that she did not…
In February 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against AQ Textiles, Creative Textiles Mills Pvt. Ltd., and several retailers for allegedly falsely marketing cotton bed linens – including Prescott Fine…
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.…
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…
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…
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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