CATrends: Celebrities Deceptively Promoting Cryptoassets
A-listers face lawsuits over promotions of risky and unregulated investments.
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: False Shelf Pricing
Consumers complain about higher prices at checkout.
CATrends: Lidocaine Pain Relief Patches
Plaintiffs allege packaging misrepresents lidocaine dosages as ‘maximum strength,’ among other things.
Class Actions
Supercell’s Video Games
Allegations: Failing to disclose that games use loot boxes
Fortnite
February 2020: Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint. June 2019: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Epic Games for allegedly misleadingly advertising the video game Fortnite as being free when, according…
Our Famous “Brown Bread”
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the ingredients in brown bread
Market Pantry Fruit Punch Liquid Water Enhancer
Allegations: False natural claims
Welch’s Reduced Sugar Fruit Snacks, Fruit ‘n Yogurt Snacks, and Certain Boxes of Fruit Snacks
Allegations: Deceptively using slack-filled packaging
Tom’s of Maine Fluoride-Free Antiplaque & Whitening Toothpaste
Allegations: Falsely marketing toothpaste as “antiplaque” when none of the ingredients reduce, prevent or remove plaque
ServSafe
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing ServSafe training and failing to disclose material information about payments
Fungi Nail Antifungal Liquid
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products are clinically proven to cure and prevent nail fungus
Elegant Comfort 1500 Thread Count Bed Sheet and Pillow Sets
Allegations: Falsely marketing the thread count of products
Bare Performance Nutrition Intra Flight Branch-Chained Amino Acids
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as naturally flavored and clean when they contain an artificial flavoring ingredient