Williams-Sonoma must pay $3.2 million for falsely claiming products were “Made in the USA”
Eric Lagatta, USA Today
June 2019: This action was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed.
May 2019: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Sandals Resorts for allegedly misleadingly representing that the local government tax it charges guests is a fee imposed by the government when, according to the plaintiffs, the resorts are allowed to keep a portion of the “tax” as a profit pursuant to an agreement with the local government. (Feldman et al v. Sandals Resorts International, LTD. d/b/a Sandals, Unique Vacations, Inc. d/b/a Unique Vacations, Case No. 19-cv-22046, S. D. FL.)
Eric Lagatta, USA Today
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