Balance Protect for Home Depot Credit Cards
Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose the terms of the Balance Protect add-on to Home Depot credit cards
Roundup at Home Depot
In August 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Home Depot for allegedly deceptively marketing Roundup® without adequately warning consumers that it contains the alleged carcinogen glyphosate and is dangerous. (Weeks et al v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., Case No. 19-cv-6780, C. D. CA.)
For more of TINA.org’s coverage of Roundup, click here.
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The Dimensions of Lumber at Home Depot
March 2018: A federal judge granted Home Depot’s motion to dismiss finding, among other things, that the labels are not misleading to reasonable consumers because they have enough information to…
Mahogany Lumber at Home Depot
In January 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Home Depot for allegedly misrepresenting that its lumber is mahogany when, according to plaintiffs, the wood is not mahogany and is…
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In November and December 2017, multiple class-action lawsuits were filed against Behr Paint and Home Depot for allegedly deceptively marketing DeckOver as having a more durable and five times thicker…
Home Depot’s Mahogany Wood
In August 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Home Deport for allegedly misleadingly marketing wood as being mahogany when, according to the complaint, the wood is actually other kinds…
DeckOver
In July and August 2017, four class-action lawsuits were filed against Behr Paint Corp. for allegedly deceptively marketing DeckOver (a patio and deck resurfacer) as a more durable coating that…
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