3M Stops Fake N95 Scheme, Resolving Lawsuit Claims Against Sellers on Amazon
August 19 2020 - 1:59PM
Business Wire
The resolution with these Defendants stops a fraudulent N95
scheme, results in a large donation to COVID-19 relief, and
requires cooperation from Defendants in any further enforcement
efforts by 3M
In a federal court case brought by 3M in California against
Defendants KM Brothers Inc., KMJ Trading Inc., Supreme Sunrise,
Inc., and Mao Yu and third-party Zhiju USA, Inc., the court issued
a stipulated consent judgment and permanent injunction that
prohibits Defendants fraudulent activity as alleged by 3M, which
included charging grossly inflated prices for fake, defective or
damaged respirator products.
The resolution with these Defendants also requires payment to 3M
for donation to a COVID-19 related charity. 3M plans to continue to
pursue legal action against those who supplied the purported N95s
to the Defendants.
3M and Amazon collaborated to identify and stop the fraudulent
scheme and pursue legal action against the Defendants. The
resolution of this lawsuit furthers the goal of combating
respirator counterfeiting and price gouging and will result a
sizeable donation by 3M and Amazon of more than $192,000 recovered
from the Defendants to Direct Relief’s non-profit work to provide
PPE to health workers.
3M has not, and will not, increase the prices of its respirators
as a result of the pandemic. The damages 3M seeks in these
enforcement efforts are for the harm these bad actors cause and to
punish wrongdoers.
3M has filed 18 lawsuits to combat fraud, price gouging and
counterfeiting in the U.S. and Canada to put a stop to unlawful
profiteering from the pandemic in 3M’s name.
3M is working with national and international law enforcement
agencies, state Attorneys General, and the largest online retail
and tech companies in the world to identify illegal activity and
help pursue and stop these schemes. The goal is to prevent fraud
before it starts and stop it where it is happening.
To date, 3M has secured the removal of over 7,000 listings with
fraudulent or counterfeit product offerings from e-commerce
platforms around the world and over 10,000 false or deceptive
social media posts.
3M is represented by law firms Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP and
Pirkey Barber PLLC in this matter.
Resources to fight fraud
3M has launched a website that provides more information on
these and other 3M efforts to fight respirator fraud,
counterfeiting, and price gouging. This website includes details of
3M’s enforcement activities, tips on how to spot fraudulent product
offers, counterfeits, and price gouging, expectations of 3M’s
authorized distributors, and information on different types of 3M
respiratory products. It also contains 3M’s hotline phone numbers
around the world and a place to report suspected fraud to 3M.
About 3M
At 3M, we apply science in collaborative ways to improve lives
daily. With $32 billion in sales, our 96,000 employees connect with
customers all around the world. Learn more about 3M’s creative
solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com or on Twitter @3M
or @3MNews.
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