CATrends: Baseball Ticket Prices
Consumers balk at hidden junk fees.
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: Emails Offering Free Gifts
Lawsuits target misleading subject lines.
CATrends: Deceptive Deals
The holiday shopping season is here. Tread carefully.
Class Actions
UPPAbaby Mesa Max, Mesa V2, and Aria Car Seats
Allegations: Representing that products are suitable car seats without disclosing that they cause children to sit in a position that may result in discomfort, difficulty breathing and positional asphyxiation
Filterbaby Subscriptions
Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose the terms of subscriptions
Fresh Bread from Whole Foods, Wegmans Food Markets, and Acme Markets
Dr. Brown’s Baby Bottles and Sippy Cups
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as safe, BPA free, and suitable for babies and young children when harmful microplastics are released into food and drinks when the products are heated
Sportsmix and Other Pet Foods from Midwestern Pet Foods
Allegations: Falsely marketing pet foods as suitable for and providing nutrition to animals when they contain dangerous amounts of the toxin aflatoxin
Beef Products from Tyson Foods, Cargill Meat Solutions, JBS USA Food, and National Beef Packing Company
Allegations: Deceptively marketing beef as “Product of the USA”
Whole Foods Products
Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder
Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose that powders contain a dangerous ingredient
Blum Naturals and Baby Blum Naturals
Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder and Shower to Shower Products
Allegations: Falsely marketing the products are safe and “free of asbestos”