North American Power and Gas Rates Class Action North American Power and Gas Rates August 2018: A federal judge granted final approval of the settlement agreement. March 2018: A federal judge granted preliminary approval of the settlement agreement. January 2018: Plaintiffs moved for preliminary…
Agway Energy Services Class Action Agway Energy Services February 2018: This case was transferred from a court in Delaware to one in New York. (Case No. 18-cv-235, N. D. NY.) December 2017: A class-action lawsuit was filed against…
HIKO Energy Rates Class Action HIKO Energy Rates May 2016: A federal judge granted final approval of a settlement pertaining to five related false advertising class actions against Hiko Energy: Chen v. Hiko Energy Sasso v. Hiko Energy…
Constellation Energy Power Choice Class Action Constellation Energy Power Choice In May 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Constellation Energy Power Choice for allegedly using a bait-and-switch marketing scheme to make consumers believe they will save money if they…
Pennsylvania Gas & Electric Energy Rates Class Action Pennsylvania Gas & Electric Energy Rates In June 2017, a federal judge preliminarily approved a settlement of a class-action lawsuit against Pennsylvania Gas & Electric alleging that the company engages in a “bait and switch trap.”…
XOOM Energy Class Action XOOM Energy February 2017: A federal judge dismissed some of the claims in this lawsuit while allowing others – including fraud claims – to move forward. To read the full decision and…
Rates at Sperian Energy Class Action Rates at Sperian Energy May 2019: This case was transferred to another court in Illinois. (Case No. 19-cv-3128, C. D. IL.) October 2018: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Sperian Energy for allegedly deceptively…
The Rates at Spark Energy Class Action The Rates at Spark Energy June 2019: This case was transferred from a court in Illinois to another in New Jersey where a similar case (Rolland v. Spark Energy) is pending. (Case No. 19-cv-14114, D.N.J.)…
Investigation Finds Mislabeled Wine in Several CT Liquor Stores Media Coverage Investigation Finds Mislabeled Wine in Several CT Liquor Stores Christiane Cordero, NBC Connecticut
TINA.org’s Year In Review 2014 Blog TINA.org’s Year In Review 2014 With help from our readers, TINA.org’s second full year of operation was a definite success – helping to empower consumers against false and deceptive ads. Here’s a rundown of what…
FTC Puts Brakes on Deceptive Advertising in Auto Ads Consumer News FTC Puts Brakes on Deceptive Advertising in Auto Ads While consumers’ heads were a-spinning, important information went a-hiding.
Is that 100 Percent Cashmere? Ad Alert Is that 100 Percent Cashmere? Reader says she was “duped” into buying a cashmere cap that turned out to be only 3 percent cashmere.
Don’t Go Cocoa for Bulk Apothecary’s “Lowest Price” Ad Alert Don’t Go Cocoa for Bulk Apothecary’s “Lowest Price” Google ad peddles a cocoa butter price that were not sure actually exists.
Blue Shield of California Affordable Care Act Plans Class Action Blue Shield of California Affordable Care Act Plans In September 2014, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Blue Shield of California for allegedly deceptively engaging in a bait and switch scheme. Among other things, plaintiffs claim that the…
Cigna Health and Life Insurance Affordable Care Act Plans Class Action Cigna Health and Life Insurance Affordable Care Act Plans In September 2014, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Cigna Health and Life Insurance Co. for allegedly deceptively engaging in a bait and switch scheme. Among other things, plaintiffs claim…
Six Ways to Protect Yourself from a Mortgage Scam Consumer News Six Ways to Protect Yourself from a Mortgage Scam Mortgages are enough of a headache without unscrupulous lenders.
With Trading Advantage Capital, It’s Pay to Play Ad Alert With Trading Advantage Capital, It’s Pay to Play A company spokesman says it’s education-based but that’s hardly front and center in ads.
Consumers Getting Smoked by E-Cigs Consumer News 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.
House Approves Return to Deceptive Airline Ads Consumer News House Approves Return to Deceptive Airline Ads Transparent Airfares Act of 2014 is anything but transparent.
In vino veritas? Not always Media Coverage In vino veritas? Not always Laraine Weschler, Republican American