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.”
In August 2013, consumers filed a class-action lawsuit against Helzberg Diamond Shops Inc. claiming that the company “materially misrepresented” the total weight of the diamonds in its engagement rings. Specifically, plaintiffs claim the total weight of the diamonds in the engagement rings was less than advertised. (Caprarola v. Helzberg’s Diamond Shops, Inc., Case No. 2013-CH-18976, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois).
FTC says civil penalty against Williams-Sonoma is “the largest ever in a Made in USA case.”
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