How Marketers Trick Kids, and Why Parents Should Worry
Herb Weisbaum, Consumers’ Checkbook
January 2020: This case was transferred from a court in California to one in Illinois. (Case No. 20-cv-263, N.D. Ill.)
September 2019: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Nuwave for allegedly falsely advertising its infrared ovens as “high-quality,” “dishwasher safe,” “durable,” and “shatter resistant” when, according to the complaint, the ovens crack and shatter after minimal use due to a defect. Plaintiffs also claim that the company does not honor its promises to replace parts and to repair ovens during the first year after purchase. (Horn et al v. Nuwave, LLC, Case No. 19-cv-7955, N.D. Cal.)
Herb Weisbaum, Consumers’ Checkbook
TINA.org pulls back the covers on this company’s Made in USA marketing.
Brand partnerships worthy of a big “doom!”
Derek Kravitz, Consumer Reports
Here were some of the worst ads TINA.org investigated this year.