How Marketers Trick Kids, and Why Parents Should Worry
Herb Weisbaum, Consumers’ Checkbook
October 2017: A California appellate court reversed the trial court decision finding that plaintiffs did present enough evidence to support their claims, and directed the trial court to enter a judgment in favor of plaintiffs. (Rosendez et al v. Green Pharmaceuticals, Case No. D071073, California Court of Appeals – Fourth District)
2014: After plaintiffs presented evidence at trial, the judge assigned to the case concluded that plaintiffs did not present enough evidence to support their claims and entered a judgment in favor of Green Pharmaceuticals.
2011: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Green Pharmaceuticals for allegedly deceptively marketing SnoreStop as a pill that stops snoring when, according to plaintiffs, it has no impact on snoring. (Rosendez et al v. Green Pharmaceuticals, Case No. CIVDS1108022, California Superior Court – San Bernardino)
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.