MLMs Continue to Break the Law Despite FTC Warning Consumer News MLMs Continue to Break the Law Despite FTC Warning Deceptive health and income claims, including some tied to COVID-19, persist in wake of warning from the feds.
How to Avoid a Summer Vacation Nightmare Consumer News How to Avoid a Summer Vacation Nightmare Before you book that great getaway deal, you need to ask some questions.
CATrends: Benzene in Sunscreen Products Consumer News CATrends: Benzene in Sunscreen Products Lawsuits allege labeling fails to disclose sunscreen products contain carcinogen.
T-Mobile’s ‘No Contract’ Claims False, Groups Allege Consumer News T-Mobile’s ‘No Contract’ Claims False, Groups Allege Consumer groups call on federal agency to investigate marketing.
Companies that Get Coal in their 2015 Holiday Stocking Consumer News Companies that Get Coal in their 2015 Holiday Stocking Deceptive advertising allegations spell naughty list for these companies.
Deceptive Cancer Care Marketing By the Numbers Consumer News Deceptive Cancer Care Marketing By the Numbers
Monat Global Class Actions Piling Up Consumer News Monat Global Class Actions Piling Up Lawsuits mount against hair care MLM Monat.
What Mobile Carriers Are Really Saying in Their Ads Consumer News What Mobile Carriers Are Really Saying in Their Ads Digging into the fine print and details behind four recent ads.
Court Clears Way for Off-Label Promotion of Drugs Consumer News Court Clears Way for Off-Label Promotion of Drugs Court rules pharmaceutical salesman’s promotion of off-label drug use for Xyrem was not false or misleading.
Best Bets for Buying a Car or Truck Consumer News Best Bets for Buying a Car or Truck Over $10 billion a year is spent on advertising cars and trucks, which results in an endless stream of television, Internet, and print ads promoting the almighty auto. Some of…
To lease or to buy? The Age-Old Auto Debate Consumer News To lease or to buy? The Age-Old Auto Debate The age-old debate: to lease or to buy? We could go on and on about depreciation and interest costs, what you’re paying for in a lease versus what you’re paying…
Is Your Cellphone Spying on You? Consumer News Is Your Cellphone Spying on You? The mobile phone world was rocked in November 2011 when a systems administrator from Connecticut posted a 17-minute video on YouTube showcasing how a hidden program installed on millions of…
Tesla Needs to Pull the Plug on Its Deceptive Made in USA Claims Consumer News Tesla Needs to Pull the Plug on Its Deceptive Made in USA Claims TINA.org notifies electric vehicle maker for second time in three years.
FTC Made in USA Actions Since 1996 Consumer News FTC Made in USA Actions Since 1996 A review of the FTC’s Made in USA enforcement actions
Reverse Mortgage Ads Can Leave Consumers with False Impressions Consumer News Reverse Mortgage Ads Can Leave Consumers with False Impressions Here’s what you need to know before you apply for a reverse mortgage.
TINA’s Take: Trial Offer Leaves Consumers with Clenched Teeth Consumer News TINA’s Take: Trial Offer Leaves Consumers with Clenched Teeth Low-cost trial offer for teeth whiteners carried a high price.
The Fine Print in T-Mobile’s Alleged Overbilling Scam Consumer News The Fine Print in T-Mobile’s Alleged Overbilling Scam How the fine print factors into the FTC’s multimillion-dollar complaint against the mobile carrier.
Five Suspect Phrases in Weight Loss Ads Consumer News Five Suspect Phrases in Weight Loss Ads Congress focuses on weight loss ad scams this week.
Internet Giants Team Up to Fight Deceptive Web Ads Consumer News Internet Giants Team Up to Fight Deceptive Web Ads Google, Facebook, Twitter, and AOL launch TrustInAds.org.
Identity Theft Tops Consumer Complaints in 2013 Consumer News Identity Theft Tops Consumer Complaints in 2013 Consumers reported losses of more than $1.6 billion in fraud in 2013.