Neptune Society’s Standard Neptune Plan Class Action Neptune Society’s Standard Neptune Plan Allegations: Falsely representing that money used to prepay for funeral services is “placed into a state-required trust fund” and would be refundable when a majority of the money is not…
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.
EcoShield’s Pest Extermination Services Class Action EcoShield’s Pest Extermination Services Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose the terms of subscriptions, falsely representing that discounts are available for a limited time, and deceptively disguising cancellation fees as discounts
Adobe Settles DOJ Lawsuit over Deceptive Subscription Practices Consumer News Adobe Settles DOJ Lawsuit over Deceptive Subscription Practices Software maker will pay a $75 million fine and provide “affected consumers” with free services.
Passport Couriers Engaging in Widespread Deception, According to TINA.org Press Release Passport Couriers Engaging in Widespread Deception, According to TINA.org MADISON, CONN. Sept. 14, 2026 – Need a passport? Be wary of paying a passport courier for help, according to consumer advocacy group truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org). After a lengthy investigation, the…
What You Should Know about USANA Consumer News What You Should Know about USANA Supplement MLM takes down dozens of deceptive claims following TINA.org investigation.
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2019 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2019 It was another successful year outing deceptive marketing on multiple fronts.
What You Should Know about Nerium Consumer News What You Should Know about Nerium Find out where the company is crossing the line when it comes to marketing claims.
Unregistered, Illegal Disinfectants Marketed to Protect Against Coronavirus Ad Alert Unregistered, Illegal Disinfectants Marketed to Protect Against Coronavirus EPA warns of products marketed with unproven and potentially dangerous claims.
Alleged Pyramid Scheme Nerium Pens Its Wish List Blog Alleged Pyramid Scheme Nerium Pens Its Wish List Declarations in court filing read more like a legislative manifesto than remedies that could appropriately be issued by a court.
Is the Origin Story of GT’s Kombucha an Illegal Health Claim? Ad Alert Is the Origin Story of GT’s Kombucha an Illegal Health Claim? Oft-touted origin story implies that popular kombucha tea helps to cure cancer.
‘Almay Simply American’ Simply Not True Consumer News ‘Almay Simply American’ Simply Not True TINA.org investigation finds that a vast majority of the company’s cosmetics do not fit the legal standard for Made in USA.
Weekly Legal Roundup Blog Weekly Legal Roundup Diamonds, energy supplements and cholesterol reducing drugs made legal headlines in the I-think-you’re-lying-to-me category during the week of February 11, 2013. Two new false advertising actions were filed: It’s a…
Weekly Legal Roundup Blog Weekly Legal Roundup During the week of February 4, 2013, digestion, food, and make-up bubbled to the top of the legal I-think-you’re-lying-to-me landscape. Three new false advertising class actions were filed: Maybelline was…
Most Popular Ice Cream’s Legal History Isn’t So Plain Vanilla Media Coverage Most Popular Ice Cream’s Legal History Isn’t So Plain Vanilla Julie Steinberg, Bloomberg Law
MyPillow Subjected to Plenty of Legal Tossing and Turning Media Coverage MyPillow Subjected to Plenty of Legal Tossing and Turning Laura Northrup, The Consumerist
DoNotPay Class Action DoNotPay Allegations: Marketing itself as the “world’s first robot lawyer” that can help with various legal issues when it is neither a robot nor a lawyer and it is actually a…
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.
What You Should Know about Kyäni Consumer News What You Should Know about Kyäni TINA.org investigation delves into claims by Idaho-based MLM.