CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
Class-Action Tracker
Information about false advertising class actions filed around the country. Please note: Our list is neither comprehensive nor reflective of TINA.org’s opinion.
CATrends: Baseball Ticket Prices
Consumers balk at hidden junk fees.
CATrends: Emails Offering Free Gifts
Lawsuits target misleading subject lines.
Class Actions
Elegant Comfort 1500 Thread Count Bed Sheet and Pillow Sets
Allegations: Falsely marketing the thread count of products
Walmart’s Hotel Style Bed Sheets
Allegations: Falsely marketing that sheets have a higher thread count than they actually do
Discounts on Certain Sleep Number Beds
Allegations: Falsely advertising discounts off of artificially inflated reference prices
Lucid Platform Bed with Upholstered Square Tufted Headboard
Allegations: Marketing products as safe when the frames can sag, break, or collapse due to a defect
Oak Bedding
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “100% Cotton”
Keurig Coffee Makers and Liquid Descaling Solution
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that descaling coffee makers would “extend” their life without disclosing that following the company’s descaling instructions would make them unusable
Discounts on The Company Store Merchandise
Allegations: Falsely marketing discounts off of artificially inflated regular prices and as available for a limited time
Discounts on Overstock.com
Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose limitations and exclusions on sales and falsely advertising when sales end
Birchbox’s Automatic Renewals
Copper Fit ICE
Allegations: Falsely marketing that the CoQ10 infused in products is motion activated and then released and absorbed into the body Falsely marketing that products provide certain health benefits – including…