BYD Targets Mask Counterfeiters in Federal Lawsuit Filed Monday

LOS ANGELES - June 23, 2020 - PRLog -- BYD (Build Your Dreams) filed suit in Federal Court Monday against several individuals accused of selling, or attempting to sell, counterfeit Personal Protective Equipment to unwitting customers, endangering many on the frontlines of the battle against COVID--19.

The suit was filed Monday in the U.S. Court, Central District of California in Los Angeles. It seeks unspecified damages and promises to donate any award of damages to charitable COVID-19 relief efforts, BYD President Stella Li said Monday. BYD is represented by the law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.

"We want to stop the exploitation of consumers during the coronavirus global pandemic," Ms. Li said. "Tragically, these inferior counterfeit and often defective masks are being distributed to doctors, nurses, first responders, exposing these heroes to increased risk of infection. These counterfeit masks have not gone through the rigorous quality-control and regulatory approval process associated with masks manufactured by BYD. The consequences can be very bad."

Although BYD—which stands for "Build Your Dreams"—has become a household name based on its cutting-edge work in the renewable energy and electric car space, in early 2020 following the pandemic outbreak, the company devoted its resources to manufacturing respiratory masks and other healthcare and medical devices to address the severe shortage faced by countries worldwide. BYD formed Global Healthcare Product Solutions LLC to sell these products in North America, and quickly began working with state and local governments, including the state of California, to supply their hospitals and first responders with respiratory masks. BYD is now the single largest manufacturer of respiratory masks in the world, manufacturing 50 million masks per day. BYD sells these products under their well-known "BYD" and "BYD Care" trademarks.

Often, these masks are distributed to front-line workers who face constant risk of exposure to the virus.

BYD's highest priority is to ensure that its customers have access to safe, reliable, and authentic BYD Care products. BYD has a Product Authenticity Verification Program that provides users and companies with an easy way to verify the authenticity of BYD Care products and product providers.

If you would like to verify the authenticity of BYD Care products or product providers, please send an e-mail to realcheck@byd.care.

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