
NCPW 2025: Fighting against Deceptive Marketing
If you’ve been misled by an ad, regulators want to hear from you. We do too.
January 2014: This action was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed.
November 2013: A class-action lawsuit was filed against International Union of Police Association, AFL-CIO (IUPA) alleging that the association misled donors. Specifically, the complaint alleges that IUPA represents that it uses donations to protect the interests of public safety officers when, in reality, only a tiny percentage (0.5%) of the approximately $57 million raised by IUPA actually reaches those interests. In addition, the complaint alleges that IUPA uses most of the donations to pay for-profit companies to solicit more donations. (Patterson et al v. International Union of Police Associations, AFL-CIO and Does 1-10, Case No. 13-cv-02698, S. D. CA.).
If you’ve been misled by an ad, regulators want to hear from you. We do too.
It’s easier to rack up hidden fees than it is to cancel.
The only thing more “ridiculous” than the touted benefits is the cancellation process.
Under a proposed bill, theaters could be fined for making moviegoers guess.
Money-back guarantee comes up woefully short of advertised percentage.