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: Misleadingly representing the number of fees charged on a single transaction
Allegations: Misrepresenting that it protects consumers’ personal information when it failed to do so and there was a data breach in June 2024
Allegations: Falsely marketing that Amazon Prime members receive free 2-hour delivery of groceries when Amazon charges consumers a $9.95 service fee for grocery deliveries from Whole Foods Market
Allegations: Failing to disclose that firmware updates would make non-HP cartridges incompatible with HP printers
Allegations: Charging consumers $3 more than the price advertised on its website
Allegations: Misrepresenting that products are safe without disclosing that they contain, or may contain, the carcinogen benzene
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that customers who agree to have products automatically shipped in the future will get significant discounts
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain lead
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products contain collagen
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “Whole Grain”