Williams-Sonoma must pay $3.2 million for falsely claiming products were “Made in the USA”
Eric Lagatta, USA Today
VASA Fitness Memberships
Case Name (Date)
Barrientos et al. v. Fitness Member Services, LLC d/b/a VASA Fitness Corporate
23-cv-6329, N.D. Ill.
(Aug. 2023)
Product/Service
VASA Fitness memberships
Allegations
Failing to adequately disclose the terms of memberships and how to cancel them
Status
Pending
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