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Consumers Getting Smoked by E-Cigs

Consumers complain to feds that various e-cig companies are fleecing them into repeated credit card charges for vapor products.

Tom Horne campaign contributors prompt questions

Media Coverage

Tom Horne campaign contributors prompt questions

J.T. Reid, AZ Central

State-by-State Resources

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State-by-State Resources

Where you can file complaints or research a business in your state.

The Rise and Fall of Vemma

Consumer News

The Rise and Fall of Vemma

What led this MLM to a $238 million dollar settlement?

GoDaddy.com

Class Action

GoDaddy.com

Allegations: Automatically enrolling customers into an annual plan for services at a price that the company chooses resulting in customers being charged without their consent

TINA.org Finds Plexus Deceptively Marketing Supplements for Kids

Consumer News

TINA.org Finds Plexus Deceptively Marketing Supplements for Kids

Distributors deceptively claim products boost childrens’ immune systems and may even keep them virus free.

IV Therapies and COVID-19: The Drip, Drip, Drip of Deceptive Claims

Consumer News

IV Therapies and COVID-19: The Drip, Drip, Drip of Deceptive Claims

TINA.org finds dozens of clinics deceptively promoting IV therapies as a way to prevent and treat the coronavirus.

Programs at Grand Canyon University

Class Action

Programs at Grand Canyon University

Allegations: Fraudulently marketing unaccredited programs for degrees in healthcare and education to prospective students

Court Rules that Success by Health Was a Pyramid Scheme

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Court Rules that Success by Health Was a Pyramid Scheme

Court also finds that defendants made false and deceptive earnings claims.

FTC Sues Neora (formerly Nerium) Alleging It Was a Pyramid from the Start

Consumer News

FTC Sues Neora (formerly Nerium) Alleging It Was a Pyramid from the Start

FTC complaint also features deceptive health and income claims.

Grand Canyon University

Class Action

Grand Canyon University

September 2019: The named plaintiff Young filed a Notice of Appeal regarding the court’s decision to compel arbitration. Later in September, two of the named plaintiffs (Carr and Stanton) filed…

AdvoCare to Pay $150 Million to Settle FTC Pyramid Charges

Consumer News

AdvoCare to Pay $150 Million to Settle FTC Pyramid Charges

Health and wellness products MLM allegedly rewarded recruitment over product sales.

Discounts at Tommy Hilfiger Outlet Stores

Class Action

Discounts at Tommy Hilfiger Outlet Stores

October 2018: This lawsuit was transferred to federal court. (Case No. 18-cv-3161, D. Ariz.) August 2018: A class-action lawsuit was filed against PVH Retail Stores for allegedly deceptively marketing the…

College Students: Don’t Fall for These Scams

Consumer News

College Students: Don’t Fall for These Scams

Experts weigh in on how to avoid being a victim of these latest campus scams.

LifeVantage Faces Pyramid Scheme Lawsuit

Consumer News

LifeVantage Faces Pyramid Scheme Lawsuit

“False dreams of wealth” are touted in an attempt to make up for products that are “snake oil,” complaint alleges.

TINA.org’s Year in Review 2017

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TINA.org’s Year in Review 2017

When it came to keeping ads honest in 2017, TINA.org was plenty busy.

Expert Economist Declares Jeunesse a Pyramid Scheme

Consumer News

Expert Economist Declares Jeunesse a Pyramid Scheme

Federal class-action lawsuit turns up heat on Jeunesse.

Theranos’s Blood Tests Using Edison Devices

Class Action

Theranos’s Blood Tests Using Edison Devices

June 2017: A federal judge dismissed the claims in the consolidated action. Some of the claims were dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. while…

Sunny Co Clothing: When Social Media Marketing is TOO Successful