
CATrends: Noninvasive Prenatal Tests
Investigation gives birth to lawsuits challenging accuracy of prenatal tests.
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.
Investigation gives birth to lawsuits challenging accuracy of prenatal tests.
Several products marketed as “non-drowsy” contain an ingredient that causes drowsiness, lawsuits claim.
Be wary of claims of free or low-cost delivery.
In October 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Moran Foods for allegedly misleadingly marketing Crown Creamery and World’s Fair vanilla ice creams sold at Save-A-Lot grocery stores to make…
Allegations: Misleadingly adding “exhausted vanilla bean seeds” that do not add any vanilla flavor to the ice cream to make consumers think it contains more vanilla than it does
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as containing vanilla when the ingredient list does not include vanilla but rather discloses that the products contain unspecified “Natural Flavor”
In June 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Unilever for allegedly misleadingly marketing several varieties of Breyers vanilla ice creams – including Natural Vanilla, Homemade Vanilla, and French Vanilla…
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing yogurt as “vanilla with other natural flavors” when the ingredients list shows that the product contains more “Natural Flavors” than vanilla extract
In March 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Celestial Seasonings for allegedly misleadingly marketing that vanilla is the flavoring ingredient in Sleepytime Vanilla Herbal Tea when, according to plaintiffs,…
Allegations: Falsely marketing the exclusive flavoring ingredient is vanilla when most of the flavor does not come from vanilla beans
In November 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Prairie Farms Dairy for allegedly misleadingly advertising that the main flavoring ingredient in its Prairie Farms Small Batch brand Premium Vanilla…
In April 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Unilever United States, Inc. for allegedly misleadingly marketing that the flavor in Breyers Natural Vanilla Ice Cream comes from vanilla when,…
November 2019: This case was voluntarily dismissed, the reasons for which have not been disclosed. June 2019: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Nestlé Dreyer’s Ice Cream Company for allegedly…