Nike sued over its sale prices
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Corinne Pearson filed a proposed class action against Nike, Inc. in the District Court, S.D. California on 2026-07-21. The complaint alleges false reference prices and inflated "regular" or "list" prices. It cites Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17501 (false former price); Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17500 (false advertising); Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 (unfair competition). These are allegations, and nothing has been decided.
- Case
- Pearson v. Nike, Inc.
- Court
- District Court, S.D. California
- Docket
- 3:26-cv-04167
- Filed
- July 21, 2026
- Plaintiff
- Corinne Pearson
- Defendant
- Nike, Inc.
- Nature of suit
- 370 Other Fraud
What the complaint alleges
- false reference prices
- inflated "regular" or "list" prices
- strike-through prices
- a sale that never ends
- false urgency or limited-time claims
- percentage-off claims measured against a false price
“As alleged herein, Nike fabricates promotions on products sold on its website and on its mobile app by advertising discounts from reference prices that are fictitious.”
Laws the complaint cites
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17501 (false former price)
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17500 (false advertising)
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 (unfair competition)
- Cal. Consumers Legal Remedies Act
- FTC Guides Against Deceptive Pricing, 16 C.F.R. § 233
The filing
- Docket on CourtListener
- The complaint (PDF, 29 pages)
- Filed by Manfred, APC; Anna P. Prakash; Don Bivens PLLC; Patricia C. Dana; Brock Specht.
A complaint is one side's allegations. Nothing on this page is a finding by any court, and the defendant has not been found to have done anything wrong. Payback is not a law firm and this is not legal advice.
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