
U-Haul Uses ‘Bait-and-Switch’ Advertising, According to Investigation by Watchdog Group
Herb Weisbaum, The ConsumerMan, Consumers’ Checkbook
July 2018: A state judge preliminarily approved a settlement agreement in which class members with proof of the amount of the Com Dev Fund fee that they were charged may receive a full refund of the additional fee while class members without proof of the amount of the Com Dev Fund fee may receive a percentage of their total bill in a cash award. A final fairness hearing is scheduled for December 14, 2018.
February 2014: A class-action lawsuit was filed alleging that restaurants operated by Fogle Enterprises – including Great American Steak and Chicken House, Whipper Snapper, and The Burger Shack – fail to disclose that a fee called the “Com Dev Fund” is automatically added to the advertised prices for food and service. (McMillin et al v. Fogle Enterprises, Inc. et al, Case No. 14AF-CC000154-01, Missouri State Court – Christian County)
Herb Weisbaum, The ConsumerMan, Consumers’ Checkbook
Is this device maker blowing hot air when it comes to its clog-free claims?
Products contain some surprising ingredients for a drink advertised as “like water.”
CBS News
Agency worries MLM defendants are dissipating assets.