H&R Block
FTC alleges company pressures consumers into overpaying for its tax filing software.
June 2018: This case was transferred to a court in Massachusetts. (Burke et al v. Candela Corp., Case No. 18-cv-11244, D. Mass.)
January 2017: This case was transferred from state court to federal court. (Burke et al v. Candela Corp., Case No. 18-cv-105, N.D. Ill.)
December 2016: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Candela Corp. for allegedly misrepresenting that patients who use the Ultra Shape System would “lose two dress sizes in just three treatments” and that “clinical studies showed an average 3.3-6.3 cm reduction” when, according to the plaintiffs, patients do not obtain the promised results. (Burke et al v. Candela Corporation, Case No. 2016-CH-15692, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois)
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.”