
CATrends: Deceptive ‘Plant-Based’ Claims
A deceptive marketing trend takes root.
In August 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Community America Credit Union for allegedly misleadingly promising that it only charges overdraft fees if accounts do not have enough funds to cover transactions when, according to plaintiffs, the credit union charges overdraft fees on transactions that do not overdraw accounts. (Holt et al v. Community America Credit Union, Case No. 19-cv-629, W. D. MO.)
A deceptive marketing trend takes root.
Legislators should protect the work of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
What does “human-grade” dog food actually mean?
The statement, “Manufactured in the USA 100%,” had appeared on product packaging.
E.J. Schultz, Ad Age