CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
Allec et al. v. Upside Services, Inc.
23-cv-5982, N.D. Cal.
(Nov. 2023)
Upside Services Referral Program
Offering to pay users every time someone they referred to Upside’s services buys gas when the company modified the terms of its referral program in 2021 and stopped making payments under the original referral program
Pending
When the sale price is the regular price.
Software maker will pay a $75 million fine and provide “affected consumers” with free services.
Order puts platforms like Amazon and Walmart on notice.
Advertised “best deal ever” comes with some caveats.
Cecilia D’Anastasio, Bloomberg