Northwest-Lux agreed to pay $20,000 in penalties, fees, and costs to the state of New York, as well as $5,717.13 in restitution to consumers.
Consumers who overpaid PURELL hand sanitizers to Northwest-Lux will receive refunds ranging from $13.78 to $209.27. The amount of the refunds depends on the product purchased, the amount paid, and the quantity ordered.
Mobile Rush sold approximately 3,037 units of hand sanitizer on its Amazon storefront at unreasonably high prices from February 10 to March 11, 2020. The company sold six types of Germ-X and PURELL hand sanitizer products. Its price ranges from $19.99 to $159.99.
For example, it sold a single 8-0unce of Germ-X hand sanitizer for $19.99 to $29.99. The price of the product is normally between $1.00 and $3.00.
Mobile Rush agreed to pay$17,500 in penalties, fees, and costs to the state of New York, and an additional $9,113.00 in restitution to consumers who became victims of its price gouging.
Meanwhile, EMC sold approximately 1,884 units of hand sanitizer at extremely high prices on its Amazon storefront from February 10 to March 4, 2020. It sold seven types of PURELL hand sanitizer products, ranging in price from $22.45 to $299.95.
