Unfair Herbalife Settlement Leaves Distributors Out in Cold

Objections filed to settlement that gives most distributors $20 or less, while lawyers get $5.25 million and the company continues business as usual.

Lawmakers Raise Questions about Deceptive Marketing in Solar Industry

What are the hidden costs of solar leases?

Is Deceptive Drug Marketing Killing Us?

Complaint alleges that painkiller companies schemed to deceive U.S. market.

Fight to the Death

Why the FTC has not pursued Herbalife.

Court Clears Way for Off-Label Promotion of Drugs

Court rules pharmaceutical salesman’s promotion of off-label drug use for Xyrem was not false or misleading.

Low Testosterone Timeline

MLMs Continue to Recruit with Deceptive Earnings Claims

TINA.org investigation finds 98% of MLMs using misleading income claims.

IYOVIA/IM Mastery Academy/iMarketsLive

TINA.org investigated International Markets Live, Inc., otherwise known as iMarketsLive, IML, IM Mastery Academy, IMMA, or IYOVIA, a multilevel marketing company that sells, among other things, financial educational products, and…

Vapex

TINA.org investigated Vapex, a Utah-based company that sold e-cigarettes, and found that it falsely claimed consumers could receive a “Free Trial’’ offer, used fake testimonials, falsely claimed it won a…

Best Buy: Buy It Now with Confidence (and Questions)

The fine print of Price Match Guarantees.

Purple Mattress

Allegations: Falsely advertising sales off of inflated reference prices

J.Crew: Pricing Feb. 17, 2017 to Aug. 28, 2017

Discounts at Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s

Discounts on Closets by Design Home Organizer Systems

Advertised Discounts on Wish.com

Discounts at Tommy Hilfiger Outlet Stores

Sierra Trading Post’s Pricing Practices

Discounts at Columbia Sportswear Outlet Stores

Buy It Now Feature

Total Wine

NAD refers liquor store chain’s comparative pricing claims to the FTC.