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
PetMed Express
Allegations: Falsely advertising discounts by comparing discounted prices to artificially inflated regular prices and as available for a limited time
Record Press
Allegations: Misleadingly sending attorneys spam emails with the name of active and ongoing litigation in the subject line when the emails were not about the litigation and were actually commercial…
Hyland’s Homeopathic Cold and Flu Remedies
Zicam Pre-Cold Medicine Products
Sudafed, Tylenol, and Other Cold and Flu Medicines
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as decongestants
Theraflu, Sudafed, Tylenol, and other Cold & Flu Medicines
Allegations: Falsely marketing medicines as decongestants
Tylenol Cold and Flu Medicines
Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines relieve nasal congestion
Boiron Children’s Coldcalm
TheraFlu Emergen-C and TheraFlu Multi-Symptom Severe Cold
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as if they treat symptoms of coughs and colds
DayQuil, NyQuil, and Best Choice Cold and Flu Medicines
Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines treat nasal congestion