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: Falsely marketing that products help children grow taller without clinical support for such claims
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as made in the USA
Allegations: Products provide less protein than advertised
Allegations: Failing to include a $25 valet trash fee and a $5 property tax in advertised rental prices
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “Pet Safe”
Allegations: Misleadingly implying that products are made in Switzerland
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as containing no preservatives
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as containing “No artificial preservatives”
Allegations: Falsely advertising discounts off of artificially inflated reference prices
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as containing a canola oil and extra virgin olive oil blend