Ferragamo Belt Buckles
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as luxurious and high quality when they tarnish and discolor due to a defect
Saks Fifth Avenue
February 2015: The named plaintiff voluntarily dismissed this action When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled.. The reasons for the dismissal have not yet been disclosed.
October 2014: This lawsuit was transferred from state court to federal court. (Malik et al v. Saks Fifth Avenue LLC and Does 1-50, Case No. 14-cv-07600, C. D. CA.).
August 2014: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Saks Fifth Avenue for allegedly misleadingly representing discounts on items sold at Saks Off 5th outlet stores by comparing a false retail store price to a lower outlet store price, when, in reality, the items were never sold at the Saks Fifth Avenue retail store. (Malik v. Saks Fifth Avenue LLC, Case No. BC555134, Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles).
For more information about other class-action lawsuits regarding the advertising of discounts and TINA.org’s coverage of the issue, click here.
To learn more about the deceptive advertising of sales, click here to read TINA.org’s article, The Price Is (Not Necessarily) Right.
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Discounts at Saks Off Fifth
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In December 2015, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Saks for allegedly misleadingly advertising discounts of merchandise. Specifically, the complaint alleges that the store compares “sale” prices to false “market”…
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