CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
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.
When the sale price is the regular price.
Consumers balk at hidden junk fees.
Lawsuits target misleading subject lines.
Allegations: Failing to include a variable “Technology Service Fee” in advertised prices
Allegations: Falsely advertising discounts off of artificially inflated “original” prices
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that products were safe when they contain, or were at risk of containing, the carcinogen benzene
Allegations: Misrepresenting when consumers will be charged overdraft fees
Allegations: Falsely advertising discounts off of artificially inflated “original” prices
Allegations: Falsely advertising discounts off of artificially inflated “original” prices
Allegations: Charging consumers more than the prices advertised in store aisles
Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose the terms of subscriptions and making them difficult to cancel
Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose the terms of subscriptions
Allegations: Making misleading representations and failing to disclose information about the weight-loss app