CATrends: Deceptive ‘Plant-Based’ Claims
A deceptive marketing trend takes root.
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: Advertised Apartment Rental Prices
Watch out for hidden fees.
CATrends: Packed in ‘100% Fruit Juice’
Lawsuits allege “100%” marketing on front label is misleading.
Class Actions
Ashley Furniture’s DuraBlend® Upholstery
In November 2016, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Ashley Furniture for allegedly misleadingly advertising furniture – including sofas, loveseats, sectionals, and ottomans – with DuraBlend upholstery. According to the…
Ashley Furniture’s DuraBlend®
In April 2016, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Ashley Furniture for allegedly deceptively marketing that its DuraBlend® upholstery used in some of its furniture – including sofas, loveseats, sectionals,…
Discounts at Ashley Furniture
Allegations: Falsely advertising discounts from artificially inflated prices
Ashley Madison
In October 2015, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Avid Life Media, Inc. and Avid Dating Life, Inc. d/b/a Ashley Madison for, among other things, allegedly deceptively representing that AshleyMadison.com…
Premium Protection Plans from Ashley’s Furniture
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that furniture protection plans cover damages caused by accidents during normal use when the retailer denies claims for such reasons
DuraBlend Furniture
A false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against Ashley Furniture Industries and BD’s Furniture for allegedly misleadingly marketing furniture with the DuraBlend label as being durable blended leather when, according…
FasciaBlaster
Allegations: Falsely advertising the FasciaBlaster
The Marketing for FasciaBlaster
Allegations: Falsely advertising the health and medical benefits of using FasciaBlaster without scientific evidence to support advertised claims
Fyre Festival
July 2019: A federal judge dismissed the claims against one of the founders of Fyre Media (Jeffrey Atkins aka Ja-Rule) and the Chief Marketing Officer (Grant Margolin) concluding, among other…
Lumber Liquidators Laminate Flooring
June 2015: Some of the class-action lawsuits against Lumber Liquidators were transferred to one court where they will be heard together. (In Re: Lumber Liquidators Chinese-Manufactured Flooring Products Marketing, Sales…