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.”
February 2017: This action was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. because the parties reached a settlement agreement, the terms of which have not been disclosed.
October 2016: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Physician’s Formula Cosmetics for allegedly falsely marketing products in its Organic wear® line of cosmetics – including Work It! Full! Flared! Fit! Mascara and All-in-1 Beauty Balm Cream SPF 20 – as “100% Natural” when the products actually contain synthetic ingredients. (Zhang et al v. Physician’s Formula Cosmetics, Inc. and Physician’s Formula, Inc., Case No. 16-cv-7705, S. D. NY.)
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