Amazon accused of deceptive ‘sales’ of its own products in lawsuit

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accused of deceptive ‘sales’ of its own products in lawsuit

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is facing a class-action lawsuit that accuses the company of misleading pricing practices. The suit alleges that

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deceived shoppers by showing inflated list prices for ***** TVs, thus making discounts seem more significant than they actually were.

The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington and claims that the company regularly adopted this practice, calling it a “persistent and uniform scheme.” The suit alleges that

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created “fake list prices” for its own ***** TVs, making the apparent “discounts” deceptive.

It goes on to accuse the company of tricking its customers into buying ***** TVs by omitting “critical information” concerning the length of the ***** and when the list price was actually in use. This allegedly led to

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customers spending “more money than they otherwise would have if not for the purported time-limited bargains.” The suit claims that “many of the ***** TVs have not been anywhere near the advertised list prices for a year or more.”

The lawsuit alleges violations of

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, which bans “unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce.” Plaintiff David Ramirez seeks compensatory and punitive damages, in addition to an injunction to stop

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from continuing the alleged practices. The suit seeks compensatory damages “in amounts determined by the court and/or jury” and prejudgment interest on everything awarded.

The lawsuit references a

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from 2021 in which

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was barred from using false or misleading list prices in its advertising. The company also agreed to

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in penalties and restitution as part of that settlement. As for this case, it’s still early days.

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spokesperson declined to comment when approached by Seattle-based

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. We reached out to the company for our own comment and will report back when we get a response.

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#accused #deceptive #sales #products #lawsuit

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