Costa Del Mar’s Warranties for Sunglasses Class Action Costa Del Mar’s Warranties for Sunglasses A class-action lawsuit was filed against Costa Del Mar for allegedly engaging in a bait-and-switch scheme. Specifically, the complaint alleges that the company deceptively advertises that its sunglasses are “backed…
Lifetime Memberships to 24 Hour Fitness Class Action Lifetime Memberships to 24 Hour Fitness December 2017: A federal judge granted preliminary approval of the settlement agreement. A final fairness hearing is scheduled for June 1, 2018. For more information, go to https://prepaidmembershipsettlement.com/. November 2017:…
MyPillow’s BOGO Codes Class Action MyPillow’s BOGO Codes December 2017: The company asked the Court to temporarily stay the case pending final approval of a related nationwide settlement in a California case, Amiri v. My Pillow. October 2017:…
LuLaRoe Hit with $1 Billion Pyramid Scheme Lawsuit Consumer News LuLaRoe Hit with $1 Billion Pyramid Scheme Lawsuit Class action against LuLaRoe includes unknown top distributors as defendants.
Spirit Airlines Prices Class Action Spirit Airlines Prices Allegations: Misleadingly representing that it is a “low-cost, low-fare airline” offering affordable travel
Loans from PayPal Credit Class Action Loans from PayPal Credit A class-action lawsuit was filed against PayPal Credit for, among other things, allegedly engaging in bait and switch tactics by offering consumers loans and deceptively hiding the final terms of…
The Window Source Class Action The Window Source In May 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against The Window Source for allegedly deceiving customers about the sales and financing of its windows in four ways. Specifically, plaintiffs claim…
Prices for Comcast Cable Television Service Packages Class Action Prices for Comcast Cable Television Service Packages In April 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Comcast for allegedly falsely advertising its cable television service packages at lower prices than it actually charges. According to the complaint,…
HomeAway Class Action HomeAway In November 2016, a class-action lawsuit was filed against HomeAway (an operator of vacation rental websites) for allegedly operating a bait-and-switch scheme. Among other things, the complaint alleges that the…
Holiday Shopping: Not Every Deal’s Worth It Consumer News Holiday Shopping: Not Every Deal’s Worth It Protect yourself against deceptive advertising this holiday shopping season.
UPS’s “Delivery Area Surcharge” Fees Class Action UPS’s “Delivery Area Surcharge” Fees In October 2016, a class-action lawsuit was filed against UPS for allegedly engaging in a bait-and-switch scheme by charging certain customers more than the advertised rates for the “Delivery Area…
Windows USA/Alaskan Windows Systems Class Action Windows USA/Alaskan Windows Systems In July 2016, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Windows USA and Alaskan Window Systems and other related companies for allegedly perpetuating “a fraud and a scam” in the sales…
Pack It Up: What to Know When You Move Consumer News Pack It Up: What to Know When You Move Do your homework before renting a vehicle or entrusting your possessions to a moving company.
Proud American Vanlines Ad Alert Proud American Vanlines Consumers claim moving company corners them into paying prices well above initial estimates.
Spigen Galaxy S7 Screen Protector Ad Alert Spigen Galaxy S7 Screen Protector Consumers complain product does not provide advertised coverage.
Aliens: Colonial Marines Class Action Aliens: Colonial Marines June 2015: After the plaintiffs and Sega reached a settlement, the claims against Sega were dismissed with prejudice, meaning that they cannot be refiled. According to the notification, the parties…
Tinder Ad Alert Tinder Class-action lawsuit takes a swipe at online dating app’s new policy to charge for unlimited likes.
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.