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
The Vitamin Shoppe Garcinia Cambogia Extract
Allegations: Falsely marketing that dietary supplements help “weight management” and “appetite control” when scientific evidence shows that the active ingredients are incapable of providing weight-loss benefits
Home Again Microchips and Database
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing microchips to pet owners as if they need to purchase memberships to maintain their contact information in the database when, after the initial registration, pet owners don’t…
Log Cabin All Natural Pancake Mix
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing ingredients in Log Cabin Pancake Mixes
Dave’s Killer Breads
Allegations: Breads contain less than half of the protein advertised
State of Survival
Allegations: Deceptively advertising discounts from fabricated original prices
TGIFridays Baked Mozzarella Sticks
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “mozzarella sticks” when they are made with cheddar cheese instead of mozzarella cheese
Walgreens Children’s 12-Hour Cough Relief Cough DM
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as if they are more suitable for children when they contain the same formulation as the adult version
Bolthouse Farms Fruit Juice Smoothies
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “100% Fruit Juice Smoothie[s]” that are healthy, nutritious, and free from artificial ingredients
Trojan Condoms
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain PFAS
Several Brands of Frozen Waffles and Pancakes
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products are contaminated with the bacterium listeria monocytogenes