Travel Insurance Assurance? Consumer News Travel Insurance Assurance? This Thanksgiving, ensure you know what’s what with the various assurances of travel insurance.
Corinthian Colleges Ad Alert Corinthian Colleges For-profit company ordered to pay more than $1 billion for a number of deceptive practices.
Perfect Polly Will Give You Nightmares Blog Perfect Polly Will Give You Nightmares Perfect Polly, the $18 plastic bird with a great informercial.
Can an Energy Drink Claim to be Healthy? Consumer News Can an Energy Drink Claim to be Healthy? Vemma markets Verve as a healthy choice. But is it?
What You Should Know about Vemma Consumer News What You Should Know about Vemma Investigation reveals a number of questionable practices.
“SpongeBob” Splashpants Sweepstakes Ad Alert “SpongeBob” Splashpants Sweepstakes Nickelodeon ran ads for its “SpongeBob” Splashpants Sweepstakes, which directed children to a website where they could enter a sweepstake with the grand prize of a Nickelodeon Cruise featuring SpongeBob…
Sturdy Claims for Jogging Stroller Questioned Ad Alert Sturdy Claims for Jogging Stroller Questioned Reader submits stroller story.
Should Best Lip-Sync Be a New Grammy Category? Blog Should Best Lip-Sync Be a New Grammy Category? There are understandable reasons for lip-syncing—sound quality, predictability, choreography—but in the end, lip-syncing is a kind of lie.
Ameriquest: Success or Scam? Consumer News Ameriquest: Success or Scam? An American Success Story Between 1990 and 2008, Spectacularly-successful financial services company whose business model was based on selling mortgages to families that couldn’t afford them, then selling those worthless…
Before You Take that Call Beware of Telemarketing Scams Consumer News Before You Take that Call Beware of Telemarketing Scams Although legitimate companies may use the telephone to advertise their products or services, consumers should be wary of some who call trying to obtain your financial or personal information for…
Entertainment Software Association Consumer Basics Entertainment Software Association The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is an association based in D.C. that is exclusively dedicated to serving video game companies. The group lobbies Congress and other legislative bodies extensively in…
FTC Dissent Could Spell End To Strict Health Ad Standard Media Coverage FTC Dissent Could Spell End To Strict Health Ad Standard Allison Grande, Law360
HelloFraud: TINA.org Files Complaint against Meal Kit Giant Consumer News HelloFraud: TINA.org Files Complaint against Meal Kit Giant False promises of “free meals” lead consumers to never-ending subscriptions.
Fungus Eliminator Ad Alert Fungus Eliminator Forty-five million Americans are ‘fighting a losing battle’ against toenail fungus. Could this supplement be the solution?
Gamer Advantage’s Blue-Light Glasses Ad Alert Gamer Advantage’s Blue-Light Glasses Are these gaming glasses really ‘clinically proven’ to improve sleep?
La Banderita Products Class Action La Banderita Products Allegations: Falsely marketing products as if they are made in Mexico
NeuroBrocc Ad Alert NeuroBrocc Unapproved and unsubstantiated claims abound in marketing of broccoli-based supplement.
Taco Bell’s Crunchwraps and Pizzas Class Action Taco Bell’s Crunchwraps and Pizzas Allegations: Falsely advertising that menu items contain more beef and other ingredients than they actually do