Kohl’s Beats Fake Online ‘Sale’ Class Action Complaint (1)

Retail giant Kohl’s Corp. won’t face a class action over allegedly phony online sales because shoppers who claim they were duped into paying full price don’t have a case, a federal court ruled.

Whether or not a sale is actually a discount doesn’t matter when it comes to consumer protection laws in Wisconsin and other states, the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin ruled Tuesday in a decision leaning on other courts’ reasoning from a recent wave of consumer fraud litigation ranging from the smokiness of almonds to the prices of suits and chocolates.

The plaintiff “cites ...