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.”
September 2017: This case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. because the parties reached a resolution of all the claims, the terms of which were not disclosed.
June 2017: A class-action lawsuit was filed against iSpring Water Systems for allegedly falsely marketing water filtration systems as made in the United States when, according to plaintiffs, the products are either wholly or partially made outside the U.S. (Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint later in the month.) (O’Sullivan et al v. iSpring Water Systems, LLC, Case No. 17-cv-2237, N. D. GA.)
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FTC says civil penalty against Williams-Sonoma is “the largest ever in a Made in USA case.”
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