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Kirkland Pet Foods

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing pet foods as “grain free” and containing only certain ingredients when they contain wheat and other unlisted ingredients

Scotts Lawn Fertilizer Plus 5.17% Iron (“GreenMax”)

Class Action

Scotts Lawn Fertilizer Plus 5.17% Iron (“GreenMax”)

September 2014: A federal judge dismissed this complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. June 2014: The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company and The Scotts Company, LLC moved to dismiss a class-action…

Prices at Sherwin-Williams

Class Action

Prices at Sherwin-Williams

Allegations: Charging customers more than the advertised list price by adding a surcharge at the cash register

Consulting Radiologists

Class Action

Consulting Radiologists

Allegations: Misrepresenting that it protects patients’ personal information when it failed to do so and there was a data breach in February 2024

Sudafed PE, Benadryl, Tylenol, Benylin, Codral, DayQuil, NyQuil, Sinex, Vicks, and Alka-Seltzer Cold and Flu Medicines

Class Action

Sudafed PE, Benadryl, Tylenol, Benylin, Codral, DayQuil, NyQuil, Sinex, Vicks, and Alka-Seltzer Cold and Flu Medicines

Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines treat congestion

Walmart’s Hotel Style Bed Sheets

Class Action

Walmart’s Hotel Style Bed Sheets

Allegations: Falsely marketing that sheets have a higher thread count than they actually do

Vicks VapoCool Severe Honey Lemon Chill

Class Action

Vicks VapoCool Severe Honey Lemon Chill

Allegations: Falsely and misleadingly marketing Vicks VapoCool Severe Honey Lemon Chill

Bounty Select-A-Size Paper Towels

Class Action

Bounty Select-A-Size Paper Towels

Allegations: Products contain fewer paper towels than advertised

It’s A 10 Haircare Products

Class Action

It’s A 10 Haircare Products

Allegations: Falsely marketing that products repair damaged hair when none of the ingredients are capable of repairing hair

Tommie Copper Athletic Compression Apparel and Accessories

Class Action

Tommie Copper Athletic Compression Apparel and Accessories

December 2017: A federal judge preliminarily approved a settlement agreement that would resolve this consolidated class action, as well as another similar case, Herst v. Tommie Copper. According to the…

GFB Gluten Free Bites

Class Action

GFB Gluten Free Bites

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “protein packed” when they are not high in protein

Costco Kettle Chips

Class Action

Costco Kettle Chips

November 2015: This case was stayed pending the resolution of three similar cases in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. November 2014: A federal judge dismissed some of the state…

Scooby-Doo, Star Wars and Other Character Fruit Snacks

Class Action

Scooby-Doo, Star Wars and Other Character Fruit Snacks

Allegations: Falsely marketing fruit snacks as natural

Fyre Festival

Class Action

Fyre Festival

July 2019: A federal judge dismissed the claims against one of the founders of Fyre Media (Jeffrey Atkins aka Ja-Rule) and the Chief Marketing Officer (Grant Margolin) concluding, among other…

Roundup Sold at Costco

Class Action

Roundup Sold at Costco

In September 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Costco for allegedly misleadingly selling Roundup® without adequately warning consumers that the herbicide contains the alleged carcinogen glyphosate and is dangerous.…

2nd Generation Apple AirPods

Class Action

2nd Generation Apple AirPods

In April 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Costco for allegedly falsely advertising that 2nd Generation Apple AirPods are capable of wireless charging and come with a wireless charging…

Boxes of Various Nestle Candies

Class Action

Boxes of Various Nestle Candies

Allegations: Deceptively using slack-filled boxes for candies

Comcast

Class Action

Comcast

Allegations: Misrepresenting that it protects consumers’ personal information when it failed to do so and there was a data breach in 2024

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Kirkland Pet Foods

Scotts Lawn Fertilizer Plus 5.17% Iron (“GreenMax”)

Prices at Sherwin-Williams

Consulting Radiologists

Sudafed PE, Benadryl, Tylenol, Benylin, Codral, DayQuil, NyQuil, Sinex, Vicks, and Alka-Seltzer Cold and Flu Medicines

Walmart’s Hotel Style Bed Sheets

Vicks VapoCool Severe Honey Lemon Chill

Bounty Select-A-Size Paper Towels

It’s A 10 Haircare Products

Tommie Copper Athletic Compression Apparel and Accessories

GFB Gluten Free Bites

Costco Kettle Chips

Scooby-Doo, Star Wars and Other Character Fruit Snacks

Fyre Festival

Roundup Sold at Costco

2nd Generation Apple AirPods

Boxes of Various Nestle Candies

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