Lamps Plus has agreed to pay $4.1 million to resolve a civil lawsuit alleging that it engaged in false advertising and unfair competition, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.
The settlement, signed by Riverside County Superior Court Judge Carol Greene, requires the company to pay $3.8 million in civil penalties, along with $300,000 to cover the investigative costs involving the complaint filed by the District Attorney’s offices of Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties.
The company will be prohibited from advertising any price match guarantee policy in a false or misleading manner and offering a 120% price protection policy, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
The judgment was reached without Lamps Plus admitting any liability or wrongdoing. The District Attorney’s Office noted that the company cooperated with the investigation.
The complaint, filed Sept. 4, alleged that Lamps Plus unlawfully advertised false sales and discounts, misleading price match guarantees and deceptive comparisons of its prices to competitors since at least March 2017, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
“Our office takes allegations of consumer rights violations very seriously, and we will continue to tirelessly fight for consumers and hold corporations accountable for breaking the law,” District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement announcing the settlement.