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
Private Selection Cold-Pressed Avocado Oil
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as if they only contain avocado oil when they contain other oils as well
Equate Cold and Flu Medicines
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as non-drowsy
Boar’s Head Cold Cuts
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products are contaminated with listeria monocytogenes, which could lead to adverse health consequences
Abreva
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing Abreva cold sore treatments
Sudafed, Tylenol, NyQuil, Theraflu, Mucinex, and Several Store Brands
Allegations: Falsely marketing that phenylephrine products treat congestion and other cold and flu symptoms
Ripe Craft Juice and Fresh Juice
DayQuil, NyQuil, and Theraflu
Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines treat nasal congestion
DayQuil Super C
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as if they alleviate cold and flu symptoms when fine print on the side of the product packaging discloses that the products are “not intended to…
Zicam Products
Allegations: Falsely advertising that products are “clinically proven to shorten colds” when there is no scientific evidence to support such claims
