CATrends: Deceptive ‘Plant-Based’ Claims
A deceptive marketing trend takes root.
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: Advertised Apartment Rental Prices
Watch out for hidden fees.
CATrends: Packed in ‘100% Fruit Juice’
Lawsuits allege “100%” marketing on front label is misleading.
Class Actions
LA Fitness Gym Memberships
Allegations: Representing that gym members can cancel their memberships at any time with “no hassle” when the gym makes it difficult for members to cancel their gym memberships
Passport Membership to Town Sports International Gyms
In February 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Town Sports International (TSI) for allegedly misrepresenting that a Passport Membership provides customers with “all access” to use any of its…
Gymboree Outlet Stores
July 2016: The named plaintiff voluntarily dismissed her claims When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled.. The reasons for the dismissal…
Xperience Fitness Monthly Gym Memberships
In January 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Xperience Fitness gym for, among other things, allegedly misrepresenting that the monthly price for Fit Memberships is $21.99 when, according to…
Memberships to LA Fitness Gym
In January 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Fitness International for allegedly misleading consumers into believing that they are signing up for and obligated to pay for one month…
Lifetime Memberships to 24 Hour Fitness
Allegations: Misrepresenting that lifetime members paid only annual renewal fees and that the fees remained the same for the rest of the member’s life without adequately disclosing that the gym…
Towel Service at 24 Hour Fitness
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that members who pay for the Super Sport membership would be provided with towel service at gyms when the gyms stopped providing towel service in June 2019
Fitness International Memberships
February 2017: The claims against two of the defendants (Fitness & Sports Clubs, LLC and LAF Canada Company) were dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version…
Planet Fitness Memberships
August 2016: Plaintiffs filed a Motion to Reconsider the July 2016 order. July 2016: A federal judge granted in part and denied in part the gym’s motion to dismiss. The…
Orangetheory Fitness
In April 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Orangetheory Fitness alleging that the gym misleads consumers about the charges that follow a cancelled membership. The complaint claims that the…