Deceptive Ads

InterCoast Career Institute’s LPN Program

TD Bank’s Debit Card Transactions

The Marketing of Monat Hair Care Products

Excess Liability Insurance from Alamo Rent A Car and Enterprise

Volkswagen’s ‘Clean Diesel’

German automaker agrees to pay $14.7 billion to settle deceptive advertising and cheating allegations.

Mercedes Slams Brakes on Built in USA Claims after TINA.org Inquiry

TINA.org found the German automaker didn’t have the support to claim its Sprinter van was “built in the USA.”

Quorn Foods Thai Wonder Grains

Meat alternative brand takes its carbon footprint reduction claims a step too far.

Capital One Credit Cards

Allegations: Falsely advertising that consumers can get pre-approved for credit cards in a process that does not affect their credit score when the company runs a type of credit report…

Carrington Farms Brand Coconut Oil Products

Cancer Care: What Advertisements Are Not Saying

Study questions emotional appeals.

Diaper Genie Refill Cartridges

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that refill cartridges provide a “1 year supply” of diaper bags for its Diaper Genie pails when they do not

Nips Caramel Hard Candies

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing caramel candies as “rich & creamy” when the candies do not contain butter or cream and the fat content comes almost exclusively from vegetable fat

Bank of America Rewards Credit Cards

Allegations: Falsely advertising that consumers who apply for rewards credit cards and meet a specified spending minimum in a certain amount of time would be paid sign-up bonuses

Ricola Nasal Care Cough Drops

Company misleadingly markets lozenges as an effective nasal decongestant, according to lawsuit.

Tesla’s Self-Driving Car

Allegations: Falsely marketing that the company was “perpetually on the cusp of perfecting” a fully self-driving car when it was not

HP Care Packs

Allegations: Falsely representing that Care Packs are “Risk Free”

Carrots from Grimmway Farms

Allegations: Failing to disclose that carrots were contaminated with E. coli

UPPAbaby Mesa Max, Mesa V2, and Aria Car Seats

Allegations: Representing that products are suitable car seats without disclosing that they cause children to sit in a position that may result in discomfort, difficulty breathing and positional asphyxiation

HP Ink and Toner Cartridges

Allegations: Failing to disclose that firmware updates would make non-HP cartridges incompatible with HP printers