CATrends: Deceptive Deals
The holiday shopping season is here. Tread carefully.
Information about federal false advertising class actions filed around the country. Please note, our list is neither comprehensive nor reflective of TINA.org’s opinion.
The holiday shopping season is here. Tread carefully.
Lawsuits throw the red flag on a number of DFS platforms.
A rash of lawsuits allege companies are misleading consumers.
Allegations: Marketing itself as a legitimate online business when it is actually an illegal and unregulated gambling enterprise under Utah state law
Allegations: Falsely advertising discounts off of artificially inflated reference prices
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain, or are at risk of containing, lead
Allegations: Falsely advertising discounts off of artificially inflated regular prices and as available for a limited time
Allegations: Falsely advertising products as containing “No Artificial Flavors”
Allegations: Deceptively marketing “free” gift offers without adequately disclosing that consumers must make qualifying purchases to receive the “free” gift
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products may contain the dangerous pathogen clostridium botulinum
Allegations: Misrepresenting that it protects consumers’ personal information when it failed to do so and there was a data breach in September 2025
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing itself as a “prediction market” platform and falsely marketing itself as being legal in all 50 states
Allegations: Marketing platforms as legitimate online businesses when they are actually illegal and unregulated gambling enterprises under Utah law