Business Law
Jan. 9, 2025
Best Buy accused of false advertising scheme over sale prices
The complaint accuses the retail giant of misleading consumers into believing they are getting a deal on sale items.
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Best Buy Inc. has been hit with a putative class action lawsuit brought by customers accusing the company of perpetuating a "massive and consistent" false advertising scheme to inflate the initial prices of appliances to "trick" consumers into believing they are getting a deal on sale items.
The complaint, filed in federal court in San Francisco on Jan. 6, seeks public injunctive relief in addition to damages under California's Unfair Competition Law that w...
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