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.”
December 2018: This case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed.
November 2018: Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint similarly alleging that the company’s class rings contain less gold than represented on the band and in marketing materials.
July 2018: A false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against Herff Jones for allegedly misrepresenting the proportion of gold in its class rings for high school and college graduates and for failing to disclose the actual amount of gold in the rings. (Davison et al v. Herff Jones, LLC and Herf Jones, Inc., Case No. 18-cv-4617, N. D. CA.)
FTC says civil penalty against Williams-Sonoma is “the largest ever in a Made in USA case.”
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