CATrends: Hidden Food Delivery Fees Consumer News CATrends: Hidden Food Delivery Fees Be wary of claims of free or low-cost delivery.
Blue Buffalo Dog Food Class Action Blue Buffalo Dog Food In June 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Blue Buffalo Pet Products for, among other things, allegedly deceptively advertising that dog food – including Blue Wilderness Chicken Recipe for…
Which Super Bowl 51 Advertisers Have Fumbled Ad Claims? Consumer News Which Super Bowl 51 Advertisers Have Fumbled Ad Claims? More than 80 percent of companies advertising in this year’s game have faced deceptive advertising challenges.
Doggie Dailies Ad Alert Doggie Dailies Dog supplement manufacturer makes changes to Amazon listing following TINA.org inquiry.
TINA.org’s Worst List: 6 Class-Action Settlements that Missed the Mark Consumer News TINA.org’s Worst List: 6 Class-Action Settlements that Missed the Mark These class-action settlements fall short of adequate redress for consumers in the class.
Sale Prices of Walmart’s Weighted Foods Class Action Sale Prices of Walmart’s Weighted Foods Allegations: Charging more than the advertised sale price of food that is priced based on weight
Yoplait’s Real Milk Yogurt Ad Alert Yoplait’s Real Milk Yogurt A pristine meadow and acres of space may not be the reality for milk-producing cows.
RentACoop Ad Alert RentACoop What’s more American than agriculture? In this case, outsourced materials.
Facebook’s “Sponsored Stories” Consumer News Facebook’s “Sponsored Stories” So, by now, we hope that you have taken our advice on how to block pop-ups ads and limit the amount of spam filling up your inbox. But though you…
Pret a Manager’s Natural Claims Class Action Pret a Manager’s Natural Claims In March 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Pret A Manager for allegedly falsely advertising that its food products – including Pret Salt & Vinegar Chips, Pret Balsamic Chicken…
Meat from Dos Toros Class Action Meat from Dos Toros Allegations: Falsely advertising that meats come from chickens and pigs that have been naturally and humanely raised when the meats come from animals raised in industrial facilities that do not…
2021 Collection Evidence 2021 Collection In January 2021, TINA.org reinvestigated the Walmart website and found that the company is still advertising products as being Made in the USA when they are wholly or partially made…
Com Dev Fund Fees at Missouri Restaurants Class Action Com Dev Fund Fees at Missouri Restaurants July 2018: A state judge preliminarily approved a settlement agreement in which class members with proof of the amount of the Com Dev Fund fee that they were charged may…
Arby’s Meat Mountain Sandwich Ad Alert Arby’s Meat Mountain Sandwich Meat Mountain? More like Meat Mound.
It’s Grammy Time: Who’s Belting out Name Brands? Blog It’s Grammy Time: Who’s Belting out Name Brands? How many ads are hiding in popular songs?
How Causewashing Deceives Consumers Consumer Basics How Causewashing Deceives Consumers For decades, brands have been supporting causes — or rather pretending to support causes — to boost sales.
Taco Bell Sued to Get Stuffed Ad Alert Taco Bell Sued to Get Stuffed Lawsuit accuses fast-food chain of falsely advertising amount of ingredients in some of its offerings.
River North Foods Natural and Evaporated Cane Juice Claims Class Action River North Foods Natural and Evaporated Cane Juice Claims December 2017: A state court judge granted final approval of the settlement agreement. September 2017: A state court judge preliminarily approved a settlement agreement that would resolve a class-action lawsuit…
Gravy Train Dog Food Class Action Gravy Train Dog Food In February and March 2018, multiple class-action lawsuits were filed against Big Heart Pet Brands for allegedly deceptively marketing Gravy Train dog food – including Chunks in Gravy with Beef…
TINA’s Take: FTC Bars TurboTax Owner from Deceptively Advertising “Free” Tax Prep Consumer News TINA’s Take: FTC Bars TurboTax Owner from Deceptively Advertising “Free” Tax Prep It’s not the first time the company has been accused of pulling a bait and switch.