Kipling Can’t Shake Majority of Deceptive Pricing Class Action

A Kipling Apparel Corp. consumer sufficiently alleged that the value of the apparel brand’s discounts was improperly inflated, a federal court ruled in mostly denying a motion to dismiss.

Christina Calcagno said in a proposed class action that at its outlet stores, Kipling engaged in a scheme to defraud customers by misrepresenting the true market value of its products, leading consumers to purchase more than they otherwise would. Her California Unfair Competition Law, False Advertising Law, and Consumers Legal Remedies Act claims survived Kipling’s motion to dismiss, Judge Cynthia Bashant, of the US District Court for the Southern District of ...