Samsung Galaxy S7 Cellphones Class Action Samsung Galaxy S7 Cellphones In September 2016, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Samsung Electronics America for allegedly falsely advertising its Galaxy S7 cellphones as water resistant when such claims are not true. (Velasquez-Reyes…
Samsung’s Black Stainless Steel Kitchen Appliances Class Action Samsung’s Black Stainless Steel Kitchen Appliances Allegations: Falsely marketing appliances as “fingerprint resistant” and failing to disclose that “black stainless steel” is actually regular stainless steel with a black coating that flakes and peels off
Samsung LED TVs Class Action Samsung LED TVs In April 2016, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Samsung for allegedly falsely marketing televisions as LED when, in reality, the televisions are LCD televisions that use light emitting diodes…
Samsung’s Energy Efficiency Claims Class Action Samsung’s Energy Efficiency Claims In November 2016, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Samsung for allegedly marketing televisions as “energy efficient” and “Energy Star” certified when, in reality, software automatically disables energy-saving features whenever…
YouTube App on Samsung Smart TVs Class Action YouTube App on Samsung Smart TVs In November 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Samsung Electronics America for allegedly deceptively advertising Smart TVs as having the capability to access the YouTube app directly from the…
Samsung LED Televisions Class Action Samsung LED Televisions January 2015: This case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled., the reasons for which have not been…
Samsung’s Black Stainless Steel Appliances Class Action Samsung’s Black Stainless Steel Appliances Allegations: Misleadingly advertising the black stainless steel finish on appliances as durable when the finish is a thin plastic coating that is prone to peel, chip and flake
Galaxy S4 Smartphone Class Action Galaxy S4 Smartphone Allegations: Falsely representing the speed and storage capacity of Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphones
Best Buy Attempts to Make Good Following Mobile Site Snafu Consumer News Best Buy Attempts to Make Good Following Mobile Site Snafu Free tablet promotion caused consumer confusion by not adequately disclosing terms.
Deceptive Ads Evidence Deceptive Ads TINA.org’s investigation cataloged a sampling of over 100 DealDash advertisements, including television commercials, online ads, and social media posts (published by DealDash between 2016 and 2017), each one containing one or…
Galaxy S4 Smartphone Battery Class Action Galaxy S4 Smartphone Battery August 2015: This case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. after it was transferred to a judge hearing a related case (Case…
Lil Miquela Evidence Lil Miquela A 2019-2020 TINA.org investigation into the emerging use of virtual influencers in social media marketing has catalogued a *sampling of 28 virtual influencers ranging from the human-like to the overtly…
Galaxy S7 Cellphones Class Action Galaxy S7 Cellphones In September 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Samsung Electronics America for allegedly falsely marketing its Galaxy S7 cellphones as water resistant when, according to the complaint, they are…
Six Places Where the Olympic Ads Are Consumer News Six Places Where the Olympic Ads Are The uniforms, the phones, the names, and the hashtags.
POWERbot Vacuum Cleaners Class Action POWERbot Vacuum Cleaners In June 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Samsung for allegedly misleadingly advertising POWERbot vacuum cleaners as capable of being operated remotely using various devices when, according to the…
Winter Olympics Stumble Out the Gate Re #Ad Disclosure Consumer News Winter Olympics Stumble Out the Gate Re #Ad Disclosure These brand-relationship disclosures are far from world-class.
MoMA Store, Revisited Ad Alert MoMA Store, Revisited TV frame or frame TV? Which one is MoMA selling here?
Reality Check: TINA.org Calls on FTC to Address Virtual Influencers Consumer News Reality Check: TINA.org Calls on FTC to Address Virtual Influencers Why the FTC should consider virtual influencers as it reviews its Endorsement Guides.
Chromebook Plus 2-in-1 Devices Class Action Chromebook Plus 2-in-1 Devices Allegations: Misleadingly marketing devices as having “supreme flexibility” when they don’t work as advertised