Williams-Sonoma must pay $3.2 million for falsely claiming products were “Made in the USA”
Eric Lagatta, USA Today
In July 2016, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Windows USA and Alaskan Window Systems and other related companies for allegedly perpetuating “a fraud and a scam” in the sales and financing of windows. For example, plaintiffs claim that the companies:
(Hudson et al v. Windows USA, LLC, d/b/a Windows USA and Alaskan Window Systems, Big Four Companies, Inc., and Wells Fargo, N.A., Case No. 16-cv-596, S. D. MS.)
Eric Lagatta, USA Today
Following a complaint by ad watchdog truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org), Pottery Barn’s parent company Williams-Sonoma has agreed to pay more than $3 million for violating a 2020 FTC consent order requiring that…
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