CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
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.
When the sale price is the regular price.
Consumers balk at hidden junk fees.
Lawsuits target misleading subject lines.
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “hand crafted, “small batch,” “100% agave” products
Allegations: Misleadingly advertising products as “low acid” and failing to disclose that they contain less caffeine than regular coffee
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as containing 100% agave when they contain ethanol that is not derived from agave plants
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as containing 100% agave when they contain ethanol that is not derived from agave plants
Allegations: Misleadingly advertising that customers can cancel its “7 day free trial” at any time when the company makes it difficult to cancel trial subscriptions and instead automatically renews subscriptions
Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose that consumers are enrolled in a program that automatically renews their subscriptions
Allegations: Deceptively marketing that Amazon Prime memberships include “Free Titles at Audible” when the company automatically enrolls members in a paid subscription for Audible
Allegations: Falsely marketing Casamigos and Don Julio tequilas as pure tequila products
Allegations: Operating a deceptive bait-and-switch scheme
Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose the terms of subscriptions and making it difficult to cancel