CATrends: Deceptive Deals
The holiday shopping season is here. Tread carefully.
Class-Action Tracker
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.
CATrends: ‘Daily Fantasy Sports’
Lawsuits throw the red flag on a number of DFS platforms.
CATrends: Hypoallergenic Marketing Claims
A rash of lawsuits allege companies are misleading consumers.
Class Actions
AMC Movie Tickets
Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose a $2.19 convenience fee in advertised prices
Ticket Prices from United Parks & Resorts
Allegations: Falsely advertising discounts and deceptively hiding mandatory fees
Ticketmaster and Live Nation
Allegations: Misrepresenting that they secure consumers’ personal information when they failed to do so and there was a data breach in May 2024
Peek
Allegations: Failing to include variable “Taxes & Fees” in advertised prices
Tickets to Madonna’s Celebration Tour
Allegations: Falsely advertising that shows start at 8:30 p.m. when they did not start until after 10:30 p.m.
Binance
Allegations: Failing to disclose the form and amount of compensation Cristiano Ronaldo received for promoting Binance’s platform and securities
Tickets to Madame Tussauds
Allegations: Failing to include a $4.99 processing fee in advertised prices
Tablelist
Allegations: Failing to include a variable “processing fee” in advertised prices
StubHub’s Estimated Fees Filter
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that consumers who apply the “Estimated Fees Filter” will see ticket prices with estimated fees included when the estimated ticket prices are $2 to $3 less than…
Tickets to Madonna’s Madame X Tour
Allegations: Falsely advertising that shows start at 8:30 p.m. when they did not start until after 10:30 p.m.