August 25, 2016
A California federal judge on Thursday granted final approval to J.C. Penney Corp.'s $50 million deal ending a class action accusing the retailer of tricking customers into believing they were getting larger discounts on apparel than they actually were, overruling two objections as "nothing serious."
November 12, 2015
J.C. Penney Corp. on Tuesday agreed to pay $50 million to settle a class action accusing the retailer of tricking customers into believing they were getting larger discounts on apparel than they actually were, according to a filing in California federal court.
August 14, 2015
J.C. Penney Co. Inc. urged a California federal judge Friday to allow it to conduct a second deposition of the named plaintiff in a class action accusing the department store of tricking customers with fake prices, saying she added new, crucial allegations to the case after her original deposition.
May 18, 2015
A California federal judge on Monday certified a class of J.C. Penney Corp. Inc. customers allegedly tricked by the retailer into believing they were getting deeper discounts on apparel than they actually were, ruling the alleged advertising scheme can be evaluated "in one stroke."
March 24, 2015
A California federal judge refused Monday to nix a proposed class action accusing J.C. Penney Corp. Inc. of tricking customers into believing they were getting deeper discounts on apparel than they actually were, rejecting the retailer's argument that customers aren't entitled to restitution under the law.
March 18, 2015
A California federal judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss a proposed class action claiming J.C. Penney Corp. tricked customers with fake prices, rejecting the company's argument that the plaintiff had improperly accused it of reverting to the scheme after her proposed class period ended.
July 18, 2012
A federal judge on Monday denied J.C. Penney Corp. Inc.'s bid to dismiss a proposed class action accusing the company of misleading customers by placing sale signs over items that were actually regularly priced, saying the plaintiff's alleged economic injury meets legal standards.
February 14, 2012
A J.C. Penney Corp. Inc. customer has accused the retail company of tricking her and hundreds of thousands of other shoppers by disguising products priced near market rates as deeply discounted sales items, according to a putative class action filed in California federal court last week.