CATrends: Products Marketed as Containing No Preservatives
Class-action lawsuits target preservative-free claims.
Class-Action Tracker
Information about federal false advertising class actions filed around the country. Please note, our list is neither comprehensive nor reflective of TINA.org’s opinion.
Holiday Shopping: Separating the Real Deals from the Fake Ones
TINA.org offers some tips on how to avoid a shopping mishap this season.
CATrends: Adulterated Avocado Oil
Lawsuits accuse retailers of misleading consumers on the purity of their avocado oil.
Class Actions
True Classic Tees
Allegations: Falsely marketing that consumers who spend more than $79 get free shipping
Discounts on Certain Sleep Number Beds
Allegations: Falsely advertising discounts off of artificially inflated reference prices
Electrolux Refrigerators
Allegations: Appliances do not provide the advertised storage benefits due to a defect
TD Bank’s Credit Card Cash Advances
Allegations: Misrepresenting when it charges cash advance fees
Welch’s Fruit ‘n Yogurt Products
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products are made with yogurt when they are actually made with a candy-like coating
Supreme Golf
Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose a booking fee in advertised prices
Natera’s PGT-A Testing
Allegations: Falsely marketing that testing increases the chances of embryo implantation and healthy pregnancies, decreases the chances of miscarriage and time to pregnancy, and are 99% accurate
Cox Service Plans
Allegations: Falsely advertising that monthly rates would be fixed for a specified period of time when the company increases the monthly rates by adding service charges after a few months
CWS Apartments
Allegations: Misrepresenting that it protects tenants’ personal information when it failed to do so and there was a data breach in 2022
Cortizone-10
Allegations: Falsely marketing products with 1% hydrocortisone as “maximum strength”