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: Misrepresenting the time periods for pricing discounts
Allegations: Marketing that products effectively, accurately and reliably monitor blood glucose levels without disclosing that the monitors may report false low glucose levels due to a defect
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as hypoallergenic
Allegations: Falsely advertising products as “designed for privacy”
Allegations: Falsely advertising discounts off of artificially inflated regular prices and as available for a limited time
Allegations: Failing to include a variable service fee in advertised prices
Allegations: Falsely advertising products as contain no artificial preservatives
Allegations: Deceptively using slack-filled packages that are mostly empty space
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as made in the USA
Allegations: Falsely marketing projector brightness as ranging between 2000 and 3100 lumens when testing shows the lumen output is “substantially lower”