
Most Deceptive Ads of 2024
Here were some of the worst ads TINA.org investigated this year.
July 2016: A federal judge denied the named plaintiff’s request to file an amended complaint.
June 2016: A federal judge granted Select Comfort’s motion to dismiss and the case was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled.. The judge found that the named plaintiff failed to adequately plead the class allegations and that the court did not have jurisdiction over his individual claims.
December 2015: A false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against Select Comfort Corp. alleging that the company deceptively advertised the amount of discounts by comparing “original” prices to false “sale” prices. (Azimpour et al v. Select Comfort Corp., Case No. 15cv4296, D. MN.)
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Here were some of the worst ads TINA.org investigated this year.
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Hidden fee is a bummer.
Some class-action settlements that left consumers behind.
This store’s discounts do not go by the book.