The Verizon ‘Edge’ of Deception Ad Alert The Verizon ‘Edge’ of Deception When a promise of big savings goes up in a puff of smoke.
Cricket’s 4G/LTE Services Class Action Cricket’s 4G/LTE Services December 2015: This action was voluntarily dismissed because the parties reached a settlement agreement. The terms of the agreement have not been disclosed. May 2015: A false advertising class-action lawsuit…
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.
T-Mobile’s ‘Ditch & Switch’ Promotion Ad Alert T-Mobile’s ‘Ditch & Switch’ Promotion Ad industry self-regulatory body recommends changes to un-carrier’s unintelligible promotion.
Walmart’s Cell Phone Insurance Plans Class Action Walmart’s Cell Phone Insurance Plans In November 2014, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Walmart for allegedly falsely advertising cell phone insurance plans. Among other things, plaintiffs claim that the store advertised and sold insurance…
The Oxford Club Ad Alert The Oxford Club The Oxford Club claims to have exclusive hold on new technology that you need to invest in right away. And this newly developed substance could render all computers, smart phones,…
FTC Pursues First Cell Cramming Case Consumer News FTC Pursues First Cell Cramming Case The FTC filed its first complaint against a company for “mobile phone cramming.”
FTC Cracks Down on “Free Gift” Text Spam Consumer News FTC Cracks Down on “Free Gift” Text Spam Agency charges 29 with alleged scams.
Who Can You Complain to at the Federal Level? Consumer Basics Who Can You Complain to at the Federal Level? A topic-by-topic list of federal agencies that deal with deceptive advertising.
Target Text Spam Class Action Target Text Spam In January 2013, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Target for allegedly sending advertisements via unsolicited text messages to consumers’ cell phones. (Kenneth Hill v. Target Corp., Case No. 13-cv-00041)…
HSBC Auto-Dial Class Action HSBC Auto-Dial In January 2013, a class-action lawsuit was filed against HSBC claiming that it auto-dialed cell phones without permission and left prerecorded and artificial voice messages, violating the Telephone Consumer Protection…
Domino’s Pizza Robo-Call Class Action Domino’s Pizza Robo-Call Despite denying any wrongdoing, Domino’s Pizza (and an independent franchisee, RPM Pizza, LLC) recently agreed to pay $9.75 million to settle a 2010 class-action lawsuit. The lawsuit alleged that Domino’s…
Worst False Ad Settlements of 2022 Consumer News Worst False Ad Settlements of 2022 Five class-action settlements that left consumers behind in 2022.
Xfinity Mobile Ad Alert Xfinity Mobile Experiencing the “fastest mobile service” requires a Wi-Fi connection.
Gatorade Mobile App Ad Alert Gatorade Mobile App Whether Gatorade is a better choice than water for athletes depends on the duration and intensity of the exercise, says science. Either way, we’re pretty sure water is not “the…
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.
Apple Accused of Misleading Consumers about iPhone Storage Consumer News Apple Accused of Misleading Consumers about iPhone Storage How much storage space do consumers really have?
Tinder Class Action Tinder In March 2015, a false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against Tinder, Inc. (an online dating application for mobile phones where users “swipe” their finger across the screen to either…
City ID: The App Full of Unsavory Surprises? Ad Alert City ID: The App Full of Unsavory Surprises? We’re not sure what’s more audacious: How this app self-installed or the permissions it gives itself.