California Unfair Competition Law

November 8, 2022 A proposed class action alleges DeWALT's voluntary recall of its 12-inch sliding compound miter saws in August 2022 was “grossly inadequate.”

November 7, 2022 Ford and Volkswagen face class actions after certain “telematic” vehicle features were rendered obsolete when the major wireless carriers phased out their 3G networks in early 2022.

October 25, 2022 The makers of Jeeter-brand cannabis prerolls face a proposed class action that alleges the joints contain “materially less” THC than declared on product labels.

October 13, 2022 The maker of Texas Pete Original Hot Sauce faces a class action that alleges there’s “surprisingly nothing Texas” about the product since it’s made in North Carolina.

September 29, 2022 A class action alleges Conservice has violated Calif. law by failing to allow renters to view the formulas it uses to calculate their pro rata share of master-metered utilities and other property-wide charges.

September 22, 2022 A proposed class action says that containers of Glaxon Protos whey protein powder are unlawfully “slack-filled” given that more than 60 percent of the opaque, oversized package is empty.

September 21, 2022 A class action alleges Tripledot Studios Limited has advertised false price discounts for in-game purchases in its casino-style mobile game Blackjack.

September 15, 2022 A class action alleges ColourPop Cosmetics eyeshadow palettes and eyeliners are “adulterated” and unlawful to sell since they contain certain color additives that are unsafe.

September 13, 2022 Healthline Media faces a class action that alleges the website has illegally disclosed consumers’ personally identifiable information to Meta Platforms without consent.

September 9, 2022 A class action alleges the companies behind the State of Survival mobile game have misled players by advertising false former prices for purportedly limited-time sales of in-game items.

September 9, 2022 A California consumer has accused SolarEdge Technologies of falsely advertising and selling “free” solar power system monitoring services.

September 6, 2022 A class action alleges Ford has failed to warn the public that certain Super Duty pickups have been built with a dangerously weak roof structure that can collapse in the event of a rollover.

September 6, 2022 A group of consumers alleges a certain variety of Kleenex-brand wet wipes are unable to kill “99% of germs” as advertised.

August 26, 2022 Fanatics faces a proposed class action that alleges the sports merchandise giant has falsely promised “free” or flat, low-cost shipping for online orders.

August 26, 2022 A class action alleges Gerber has misbranded more than 50 baby and toddler foods by including on product labels nutrient content claims that are “strictly prohibited” by the FDA.

August 25, 2022 Oracle America faces a class action that aims to take the worldwide data broker to task for allegedly surveilling and selling the personal information of hundreds of millions of people.

August 23, 2022 Twitter faces a class action over its allegedly “surreptitious and undisclosed” use of consumers’ telephone numbers and email addresses for marketing purposes.

August 17, 2022 A class action contends that Children’s Delsym Cough Relief products are exactly the same as their “adult” counterparts, despite costing more and bearing a different label.

August 16, 2022 A class action alleges Harley-Davidson has violated federal law by tying the validity of its warranties to the use of only authorized dealers for repairs and replacement parts.

August 10, 2022 A proposed class action says that Mars, Inc. has falsely advertised cinnamon-flavored Altoids mints given that the product contains no actual cinnamon.

August 3, 2022 A proposed class action alleges Zarbee’s systematically misrepresents how much melatonin is in its children’s sleep supplements.

August 3, 2022 A class action alleges Knix Wear menstrual underwear is unfit for its intended use because it contains unsafe synthetic chemicals.

July 26, 2022 Frey Brothers has been hit with a class action over its apparent use of a certain type of marketing tactic to deceive consumers into signing up for its laundry and personal care subscription.

July 21, 2022 A class action alleges Organic Valley’s milk is not manufactured as humanely as advertised given the company apparently sources its dairy products from cows whose calves are stripped from them prematurely.

July 19, 2022 Hewlett Packard faces a class action over its alleged display of misleading strikethrough prices and fake limited-time offers on its website.

July 18, 2022 Nine plaintiffs allege in a proposed class action that GEO Group has benefited from “forced labor” at two of its civil immigration detention facilities in California.

July 15, 2022 A class action lawsuit alleges Walmart has falsely advertised its Spring Valley garcinia cambogia dietary supplement.

July 14, 2022 A class action alleges Rebel Creamery has misleadingly marketed its ice cream in that the purportedly healthy products contain high amounts of unsafe fats.

July 12, 2022 A class action says Coppertone Sport Mineral Face sunscreen buyers have been duped into paying twice as much for a product that is “exactly the same” as the regular Coppertone Sport Mineral lotion variety.

July 11, 2022 A proposed class action alleges iFit, the company behind NordicTrack, has sold with its treadmills warranties that it has “no intention of honoring.”

June 29, 2022 Inntopia has been hit with a proposed class action over a cyberattack that compromised the sensitive information of nearly 18,000 consumers.

June 7, 2022 A class action alleges Ancient Organics has misleadingly labeled its Eat Good Fat products in an effort to convince the public that the ghee is nutritious and healthful to consume.

June 6, 2022 A proposed class action alleges Oars + Alps cosmetic and beauty products are not as “natural” as consumers have been led to believe.

May 31, 2022 A proposed class action alleges Patreon has unlawfully disclosed digital subscribers’ identities and video-viewing preferences to Facebook without proper consent to do so.

May 17, 2022 Coinbase and the issuer of the GYEN cryptocurrency face a class action over their alleged failure to disclose the stablecoin’s apparent susceptibility to “wild fluctuations in value."

May 9, 2022 A class action alleges Sezzle has deceived thousands of customers into using the buy now, pay later service by misrepresenting the “real and repeated risk” that they will incur bank fees.

May 5, 2022 The Neiman Marcus Group faces a class action that alleges the retailer’s “inadequate cybersecurity” is to blame for a 2020 data breach.

May 4, 2022 American Financial Resources faces a class action over a Dec. 2021 data breach in which the information of thousands of the residential mortgage company’s customers was accessed.

May 2, 2022 A class action alleges the maker of Muscletech supplements has duped consumers by selling the products in oversized, opaque containers that are “nearly half empty.”

April 27, 2022 A proposed class action in California alleges Dress Barn advertises products online with fake “original” prices and corresponding “phantom discounts.”

April 27, 2022 A class action alleges certain waterproof REI apparel is unfit for use because it contains “heightened levels” of fluorine and synthetic “forever chemicals.”

April 26, 2022 A class action has been filed in the wake of a recall of more than 121k Mazda vehicles said to be equipped with defective low-pressure fuel pumps supplied by Denso.

April 22, 2022 Joseph Financial, Joseph Financial Advisors and Robert Joseph Armijo face a proposed class action lawsuit over their alleged solicitation of consumers to invest in the EquiAlt LLC Ponzi scheme.

April 20, 2022 A class action claims that certain Burt’s Bees products are falsely advertised as clean and natural even though they contain undisclosed, harmful PFAS.

April 13, 2022 A class action alleges Ashley Furniture has deceived consumers by advertising products on its website with fake “original” prices and corresponding “phantom discounts."

April 13, 2022 Burger King faces a class action that alleges the fast food giant’s product packaging is loaded with synthetic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances known as “forever chemicals.”

April 8, 2022 Sprout Foods faces a class action that alleges the company has misbranded its baby and toddler food pouches by including on product labels nutrient content claims that are prohibited by the FDA.

April 7, 2022 A class action alleges Burt’s Bees has intentionally mislabeled a slew of lip products as “100% natural” given that the items contain hydrogenated oils or coco-glycerides.

April 7, 2022 A class action claims Almay cosmetics are falsely advertised as clean, healthy and non-toxic even though they contain harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

March 29, 2022 A class action alleges Dun & Bradstreet has illegally misappropriated the identities of California residents to advertise subscriptions to its D&B Hoovers database.