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
H.R. 3409: Protecting Pyramid Schemes, not Consumers Blog H.R. 3409: Protecting Pyramid Schemes, not Consumers Former FTC economist outlines issues with new “anti-pyramid” bill.
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2023 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2023 Here’s what we accomplished in 2023 with your help.
First Alert and Kidde Devices Class Action First Alert and Kidde Devices Allegations: Misleadingly marketing ionization devices as “smoke alarms”
Vunella Naturals’ Mother’s Day Sale Ad Alert Vunella Naturals’ Mother’s Day Sale This isn’t the mother of a deal it might appear to be.
Ticketmaster’s Resale Program Class Action Ticketmaster’s Resale Program In December 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Ticketmaster for allegedly misleadingly marketing itself and its TradeDesk platform as a “safe and fair place” to buy resale tickets (tickets…
Sale Prices at J. Crew Factory Stores Class Action Sale Prices at J. Crew Factory Stores Allegations: Deceptively advertising sales
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2022 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2022 Here’s what we accomplished in 2022 with your help.
Wine for sale may not match ratings, group warns Media Coverage Wine for sale may not match ratings, group warns Howard French, Journal Inquirer
FTC Alerted to Savage x Fenty Sketchy Membership Fees Media Coverage FTC Alerted to Savage x Fenty Sketchy Membership Fees Hazel Cills, JEZEBEL
Brookdale Senior Living Class Action Brookdale Senior Living In April 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Brookdale Senior Living for allegedly misleadingly representing that it bases staffing decisions at assisted living facilities on its Resident Assessment program…
Skechers: Pricing Feb. 17, 2017 to Aug. 28, 2017 Evidence Skechers: Pricing Feb. 17, 2017 to Aug. 28, 2017 As part of its investigation of price advertising tactics used by outlet stores in Connecticut, TINA.org visited the Skechers store at Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets in Clinton, Connecticut on a…
TINA.org’s Year In Review 2015 Blog TINA.org’s Year In Review 2015 What we did this year at TINA.org.
Emeritus and Brookdale Senior Living Class Action Emeritus and Brookdale Senior Living January 2016: A federal judge granted final approval of the settlement. June 2015: A federal judge preliminarily approved a $13 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit against Emeritus Corp. (also…
What You Should Know about Jeunesse Global Consumer News What You Should Know about Jeunesse Global TINA.org investigation delves into claims by Florida-based anti-aging MLM.
Vemma’s Version: Business Foolishness in the Extreme Blog Vemma’s Version: Business Foolishness in the Extreme Upon reading the transcript of the Sept. 15 court hearing re Vemma, which conveys the most unusual meanings that Vemma attributes to such common terms as customer, business opportunity, and…
Roblox Enlists Dentsu And Vayner3 To Help Scale Its Ad Business Media Coverage Roblox Enlists Dentsu And Vayner3 To Help Scale Its Ad Business Asa Hiken, Adage
Ad or Not: CBS Mornings ‘Exclusive’ with Alex Rodriguez Consumer News Ad or Not: CBS Mornings ‘Exclusive’ with Alex Rodriguez News ‘exclusive’ or orchestrated corporate promotion?
‘Ghost’-ed by Energy Drink Company, TINA.org and Rudd Center Alert Regulators Consumer News ‘Ghost’-ed by Energy Drink Company, TINA.org and Rudd Center Alert Regulators Groups file deceptive marketing complaint against Ghost.
Best Reader Tips of 2021 Consumer News Best Reader Tips of 2021 This year reader tips led to dozens of ad alerts, as well as a complaint to regulators.