How a TINA.org Reader Tip Led to a Record Penalty for False Made in USA Claims
FTC says civil penalty against Williams-Sonoma is “the largest ever in a Made in USA case.”
April 2017: This case was transferred to federal court.
January 2017: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Elmer’s Products for allegedly deceptively packaging Krazy Glue using You know when you buy a big bag of chips, and you’re all psyched for a feast, and then it turns out there are like, three chips in the bag? That bag is slack filled.ed packages. According to the complaint, the company uses large, opaque packages that are more than five times larger than the tube of glue. (Spacone et al v. Elmer’s Products Inc., Case No. BC648907, California Superior Court – Los Angeles)
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