CATrends: Advertised Apartment Rental Prices
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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.
CATrends: Packed in ‘100% Fruit Juice’
Lawsuits allege “100%” marketing on front label is misleading.
CATrends: Products Marketed as Containing No Preservatives
Class-action lawsuits target preservative-free claims.
Class Actions
Safeway Tuna
May 2017: This action was voluntarily dismissed after the parties reached a settlement agreement. The agreement does not provide monetary relief to class members and indicates that Safeway has applied…
Cans of American Tuna
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing tuna as “Caught and Canned in America” when the tuna is not caught in American waters and it is canned outside of the U.S.
Trader Joe’s Tuna
Allegations: Deceptively underfilling cans of tuna
Aldi Tuna Products
Allegations: Falsely advertising tuna products as dolphin safe when the company uses fishing methods that seriously injure and kill dolphins and other marine life
Subway’s Tuna
Allegations: Falsely marketing certain sandwiches and wraps as being made with “100% tuna” when they are not
Cans of Starkist Tuna
April 2018: This case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled., the reasons for which have not been…
Bumble Bee’s Dolphin Safe Representations on Tuna Products
Allegations: False “Dolphin Safe” claims
Kirkland Signature White Albacore Tuna in Water
Allegations: Falsely advertising tuna products as “dolphin safe” when the company uses fishing methods that seriously injure and kill dolphins and other marine life
Bumble Bee’s Tuna Salad Kit and More
In October 2014, a federal judge sent a false advertising class-action lawsuit against Bumble Bee Foods back to state court. The complaint, which was originally filed in 2014, alleges that…
Starkist Tuna’s Dolphin Safe Representations
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “Dolphin Safe”