How Marketers Trick Kids, and Why Parents Should Worry
Herb Weisbaum, Consumers’ Checkbook
In February 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Sig Sauer, Inc. alleging that the company misrepresented that SIG P32 semi-automatic pistols were “drop safe” and “[wouldn’t] fire unless you want[ed them] to” when, according to the complaint, the guns had a drop fire defect and may have inadvertently discharged ammunition if they were dropped on the ground. (Gordon et al v. Sig Sauer, Inc., Case No. 19-cv-585, S. D. TX.)
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.