Smarten up about Cell Phone Fraud Consumer News Smarten up about Cell Phone Fraud There are now over 6 billion cell phones in use around the world. Just like everyone else, the con artists and fraudsters are also leveraging the rise of cell phone…
Blue Nile Phone Fee Doesn’t Ring True Blog Blue Nile Phone Fee Doesn’t Ring True An unfortunate engagement with the online jeweler.
Who Can You Complain to at the Federal Level? Consumer Basics Who Can You Complain to at the Federal Level? A topic-by-topic list of federal agencies that deal with deceptive advertising.
CFPB Sues Sprint Over Phone ‘Cramming’ Consumer News CFPB Sues Sprint Over Phone ‘Cramming’ Wireless carrier joins AT&T and T-Mobile as companies accused of cramming this year.
AT&T’s Phone and Internet Services Class Action AT&T’s Phone and Internet Services Allegations: Falsely advertising that phone and internet services are reliable and provide superior coverage and speed when the company failed to provide services for multiple weeks
Bluetooth Hands-Free Phone Systems in Toyota Vehicles Class Action Bluetooth Hands-Free Phone Systems in Toyota Vehicles October 2019: Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint bringing similar allegations. September 2019: The case was transferred to federal court. (Case No. 19-cv-2550, E. D. MO.) June 2019: A class-action lawsuit…
Asurion’s Cell Phone Insurance for T-Mobile Customers Class Action Asurion’s Cell Phone Insurance for T-Mobile Customers In November 2015, a federal judge preliminarily approved a settlement of a class-action lawsuit against Asurion and T-Mobile. The complaint, which was originally filed in 2006, alleged that Asurion misleadingly…
Straight Talk Cellular Phone Plans Class Action Straight Talk Cellular Phone Plans February 2016: The appeal was voluntarily dismissed, the reasons for which have not been disclosed. (Hansell et al v. TracFone Wireless, Inc. dba Straight Talk Wireless et al, Case No.…
Walmart’s Cell Phone Insurance Plans Class Action Walmart’s Cell Phone Insurance Plans In November 2014, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Walmart for allegedly falsely advertising cell phone insurance plans. Among other things, plaintiffs claim that the store advertised and sold insurance…
It’s Not Just a Phone, It’s a Medical Device Consumer News It’s Not Just a Phone, It’s a Medical Device Close to 15,000 people were duped into buying phone apps that were touted as curing acne. Using deceptive advertising, the marketers of two different apps were able to convince acne…
Don’t Get Spoofed When You Pick up the Phone Consumer News Don’t Get Spoofed When You Pick up the Phone Telemarketers have picked up on the fact that many of us now use caller ID to screen calls. According to the law, telemarketers must display accurate information, but some scam…
iPhone Trade-in Ad Alert iPhone Trade-in Fine print discloses numerous conditions tied to new iPhone promotion.
Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program Class Action Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program In September 2016, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Apple for allegedly misleadingly marketing that consumers who sign-up for the iPhone Upgrade Program and make monthly payments can upgrade their…
Is Your Cellphone Spying on You? Consumer News Is Your Cellphone Spying on You? The mobile phone world was rocked in November 2011 when a systems administrator from Connecticut posted a 17-minute video on YouTube showcasing how a hidden program installed on millions of…
Samsung Galaxy S5 Ad Alert Samsung Galaxy S5 A phone that is only “water resistant” under the right circumstances.
LG’s ‘Water Resistant’ Claims Ad Alert LG’s ‘Water Resistant’ Claims Smartphones marketed as “water resistant” are increasingly proving to be more resistant to warranties than water.
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G Smartphones Class Action Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G Smartphones Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that smartphones of 128 GB of storage
Somebody’s Watching You Consumer News Somebody’s Watching You What you need to know about in-store tracking.
MyPillow Brands MyPillow TINA.org investigated My Pillow, a Minnesota company that has sold millions of foam-filled bed pillows across the country, and found that the company was making deceptive and unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims…