Holiday Shopping: Separating the Real Deals from the Fake Ones
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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.
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CATrends: Fake Collagen Cosmetics
Lawsuits allege not all collagen cosmetics are the real deal.
Class Actions
Marlboro Lights Cigarettes
July 2014: The claims of the named plaintiff were settled and dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.. The terms of the settlement have not…
Natural American Spirit Cigarettes
2018: Another similar lawsuit was filed against Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Reynolds American Inc., and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in July. (Pontusson v. Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company et…
Puff Bar Electronic Cigarettes
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing Puff Bar electronic cigarettes
Marketing of Marlboro Lights Cigarettes
September 2016: The settlement was granted final approval. May 2016: A state court judge preliminarily approved a settlement agreement in which Philip Morris agreed to pay a total of $15,273,815…
Marlboro Lights
November 2016: A judge granted final approval of the settlement. August 2016: A judge preliminarily approved a settlement of this action. According to the terms, class members may receive either…
Philip Morris Light and Low-Tar Tobacco Products
In April 2014, an appellate judge reinstated a 2003 verdict and made Philip Morris liable for a $10.1 billion award in favor of the plaintiffs. The class-action lawsuit against Philip…
JUUL Products
In November 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against JUUL Labs for allegedly deceptively marketing its e-cigarettes and pods as safe when, according to the complaint, the products have more…
Five Pawns E-Liquids
April 2017: This action was voluntarily dismissed because the named plaintiffs reached a settlement agreement resolving their individual claims. The terms of the settlement have not been disclosed. The named…
Philip Morris Marlboro Lights
In April 2016, a jury returned a verdict for Philip Morris in a false advertising class-action lawsuit filed against the company in 2000. The complaint alleged that the company’s marketing…
JUUL e-cigarette Products
In August 2019, two false advertising class-action lawsuits were filed against JUUL Labs, Altria Group, and Philip Morris USA. Among other things, plaintiffs claim that the companies: Falsely advertise that…