CATrends: Emails Offering Free Gifts
Lawsuits target misleading subject lines.
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: Deceptive Deals
The holiday shopping season is here. Tread carefully.
CATrends: ‘Daily Fantasy Sports’
Lawsuits throw the red flag on a number of DFS platforms.
Class Actions
BioSteel Blue Raspberry Sports Drink
Allegations: Falsely marketing the sports drink as clean, eco-friendly, and good for consumers and the environment when it contains per- and polyfluoralkyl substances, which are synthetic chemicals that are harmful…
EcoRaider and EcoVenger
Allegations: False natural claims
Several Unilever Brands of Dry and Foam Shampoos
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain the carcinogen benzene
Slashop
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products are bamboo
Sealy “1250 Thread Count” Sheets
Allegations: Falsely marketing sheets as having a thread count of 1250
Discounts on Nectar Products
Allegations: Falsely advertising discounts by comparing discounted prices to fake “regular” prices and as available for a limited time
Ingenuity Dream Baby Bassinets
Allegations: Deceptively marketing products as safe to use as baby bassinets without disclosing that their inclined surface puts babies at risk of suffocating
Saatva
Allegations: Falsely advertising discounts off of inflated reference prices and as available for a limited time
Pricing Discounts on Tuft & Needle
Allegations: Misleadingly advertising discounts off of inflated regular prices and as available for a limited time
Various Dry Shampoos
Allegations: Failing to disclose products contain the carcinogen benzene