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.”
June 2015: This action was voluntarily dismissed because the parties settled. The named plaintiff’s claims were dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. and the class members’ claims were dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled.. The terms of the settlement have not been disclosed.
September 2014: A federal judge allowed some of the false advertising claims originally filed against Rockhard Laboratories in October 2013 to move forward. Among other things, the remaining claims allege that the company misleadingly labels Rockhard Weekend as:
To learn more about the dismissed and continuing claims, click here. (Dorsey et al v. Rockhard Laboratories, LLC and Rockhard Laboratories Holdings LLC, Case No. 13-cv-7557, C. D. CA.).
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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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