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CATrends: Marketing Claims for Products Containing PFAS
Class-action lawsuits target human and environmentally-friendly claims.
CATrends: Fake Reference Prices
The illusion of savings.
Decoding Cosmetics Claims: ‘Not Tested on Animals,’ ‘Cruelty Free’
TINA.org investigates what’s behind the cruelty-free logos on the labels of cosmetic products.
Kardashians Find New Ways to Skirt #Ad on Social Media
From ambiguous hashtags to delaying disclosure, the family continues to spurn federal endorsement guidelines.
FiveFingers Out of Pocket $3.75 million
Footwear maker joins list of companies settling misleading ad claims.
Mascara: Jeepers Creepers, Where’d Ya Get Those Peepers?
If you go by mascara ads that you see in magazines and on TV, modern mascara technology has evolved to the point of growing small hairy caterpillars on top of…
Reebok Easy Toners Thin Your Wallet But Not Your Thighs
In Adidas Group’s 2010 Annual Report, CEO Herbert Hainer boasts that “Reebok’s sales expanded 12% … to [$2.6 billion].” He went on to say that “EasyTone has been a…
Class-Action Tracker
Adidas NHL Jerseys
Allegations: Falsely marketing NHL jerseys as “authentic” when they are not the same as jerseys worn by players
Bored Ape Yacht Club, ApeCoins, and Collections of NFTs from Yuga Labs
Allegations: Failing to disclose that celebrities were paid for their endorsements and segments of a television show were actually paid ads
TruBlend Pressed Powder
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the powder as safe when it contains unsafe per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS)
NHL Jerseys
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing hockey jerseys as authentic when they are not the same as jerseys worn by NHL players on the ice
Discounts at Adidas Outlet Stores
Allegations: Falsely advertising discounts from artificially inflated reference prices
Discounts at Hugo Boss Outlet Stores
Allegations: Falsely advertising discounts from artificially inflated reference prices
Burberry Factory Outlet Stores
December 2017: A federal judge dismissed the complaint When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. concluding that plaintiffs did not adequately allege that they suffered an…
Adidas Springblade Running Shoes
September 2016: A federal judge denied the named plaintiff’s motion for class certification finding that plaintiffs failed to show that generalized proof can be used to resolve each class member’s…