H&R Block
FTC alleges company pressures consumers into overpaying for its tax filing software.
April 2014: This action was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. as to the named plaintiff’s individual claims and When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled. as to the putative class members’ claims. The reasons for the dismissal have not been disclosed.
September 2013: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Reserveage Organics for allegedly marketing Resveratrol, a dietary supplement taken to reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease, in a deceptive way. Specifically, plaintiffs claim that the company misleadingly marketed the supplement as containing “organic” resveratrol from French red-wine grapes when, in reality, the supplement consists primarily of non-organic Japanese Knotweed. In addition, plaintiffs claim that the company failed to disclose that Resveratrol contains magnesium stearate, which may have a negative impact on the body’s immune system. (Holt et al. v. Reserve Life Organics, LLC d/b/a Reserveage Organics, d/b/a Reserveage LLC, d/b/a Reserveage Organics, Inc., d/b/a Reserveage, Inc., d/b/a Reserveage, Case No. 13-cv-02206, S. D. CA.).
FTC alleges company pressures consumers into overpaying for its tax filing software.
Bogus report leads to unapproved health claims.
Lawsuits take aim at so-called non-disparagement clauses.
The consumer advocacy organization truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) has published the results of a yearslong investigation into the multilevel marketing (MLM) industry that found widespread use of deceptive income claims to promote…
Why you may find it hard to “do your slice.”