Fraud

May 20, 2022 An author alleges in a class action that Dorrance Publishing Company has hidden from her and other writers the true sales numbers of their work and unjustly retained commissions.

May 20, 2022 A class action alleges AmeriPride Services and Aramark have breached their contracts with customers by raising base prices by more than six percent without advance notice.

May 19, 2022 A class action alleges automaker FCA US has falsely represented that its service plans could be canceled at any time as long as a consumer followed the procedure outlined in their contract.

May 19, 2022 A class action alleges Nestle Healthcare Nutrition has falsely advertised its BOOST “Glucose Control” beverages in that the products are unable to help diabetics manage glucose levels.

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 16, 2022 A proposed class action lawsuit alleges Acella Pharmaceuticals has for years falsely advertised its NP Thyroid medication.

May 10, 2022 A proposed class action lawsuit alleges certain Sea-Doo personal watercraft suffer from a defect that can cause their intake grate to detach during normal use.

May 10, 2022 A proposed class action alleges Copper Fit has falsely advertised the apparent health benefits of its popular ICE line of compression garments.

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 9, 2022 A class action alleges the maker of the SDB Standard Q at-home covid test has failed to disclose that the tests are not authorized, cleared or approved for distribution in U.S. by the FDA.

May 9, 2022 A class action alleges the packaging of certain Ricola cough drops is deceptive in that the herbs displayed thereon are not the source of the product’s therapeutic effects.

May 6, 2022 Laboratory Corporation of America faces a class action that alleges the company’s MaterniT 21 non-invasive prenatal test has a very high rate of false positives.

May 6, 2022 Mercedes-Benz faces a class action that alleges the automaker knew of yet “failed to disclose and actively concealed” a transmission control unit defect plaguing the 2019 GLA250.

May 5, 2022 A class action alleges Walgreens has misrepresented Marlboro Menthol cigarettes as “mere ordinary cigarettes" when the products are, in fact, more dangerous and addictive.

May 4, 2022 A class action alleges Samsung has falsely advertised certain TVs as having a “motion rate” of 120 Hertz (Hz) when they have an actual “refresh rate” of only 60 Hz.

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 28, 2022 A proposed class action lawsuit alleges certain Cava grain and salad bowls are unfit for human consumption because their packaging contains “heightened levels” of fluorine.

April 28, 2022 A proposed class action alleges Amazon has misleadingly advertised that a Prime membership includes “free titles” from audiobook and podcast platform Audible.

April 27, 2022 A class action alleges multi-level marketing (MLM) company Paparazzi has falsely advertised some of its jewelry and other products as lead- and nickel-free.

April 27, 2022 A proposed class action alleges a certain type of circuit breaker made by Siemens Industry is defective in that it is unable to distinguish between harmless and dangerous electrical arcs.

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

April 26, 2022 An independent Florida artist alleges Meta Platforms has let copyright infringement run rampant on Facebook to boost the platform’s ad revenue.

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 25, 2022 The largest producer of fish sticks in North America faces a proposed class action that alleges the company’s tilapia products are not sustainably sourced as advertised.

April 25, 2022 A class action alleges FCA US has charged certain Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram, Fiat and Maserati buyers an inflated “phantom freight” fee for the cost of transporting vehicles to dealerships.

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 22, 2022 A proposed class action alleges Sig Sauer’s P320 pistol lacks the safety features of—and inadvertently discharges more frequently than—comparable handguns.

April 21, 2022 A class action alleges Volvo concealed a defect plaguing the piston rings, pistons and/or piston heads in the 2.0L four-cylinder and 2.5L five-cylinder engines found in certain 2013-2016 vehicle models.

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 19, 2022 A class action alleges Fashion Nova has intentionally suppressed hundreds of thousands of one-, two- and three-star consumer reviews from its website.

April 18, 2022 A class action alleges Warrantech Consumer Product Services and TAG Warranty Corp. have “routinely and uniformly” fallen short of the “no lemon guarantee” outlined in their extended service plans.

April 18, 2022 A class action alleges G.Skill has falsely advertised its RipJaws V DDR4-3600 MHz memory sticks in that they can only achieve the promised “[b]lazing [f]ast” transfer speeds if their firmware is “overclocked."

April 15, 2022 A proposed class action alleges a number of Murad cosmetic products are unsafe for use in the eye area as intended.

April 15, 2022 A class action alleges General Motors has failed to disclose a defect plaguing the positive crank ventilation system in certain Buick, Chevrolet and GMC vehicles.

April 14, 2022 A class action alleges the Hydra-Matic 8L90 or 8L45 transmission found in a number of 2019-2022 model year Chevy, Cadillac and GMC vehicles is defectively designed.

April 14, 2022 A proposed class action lawsuit alleges Rutgers Business School has perpetrated a “massive fraud” upon MBA students by submitting false and misleading employability statistics.

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 12, 2022 A class action alleges Fulton Savings Bank’s practice of stacking fees on top of fees for overdrawn checking accounts is unlawful and violates the terms of its customer contracts.

April 12, 2022 The individuals and tribal entities behind payday lender 500FastCash face a proposed class action over their alleged practice of charging illegal, usurious interest rates on loans in nearly every state.

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 contends that Amazon has misled consumers by providing the option to “buy” certain digital content even though the company does not own and merely licenses the material.

April 7, 2022 A class action alleges Beekman 1802 “probiotic” skincare products are falsely advertised given the items contain no live biotics.

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.

April 6, 2022 A proposed class action alleges Starbucks systematically underfills bottles of its Cold Brew Concentrate by more than 30 percent.

April 6, 2022 Uniswap Labs is among the defendants in a proposed class action that alleges the crypto exchange is besieged by “rampant fraud.”

April 6, 2022 A proposed class action alleges a number of products in HolleUSA’s line of baby foods are contaminated with harmful heavy metals, including arsenic, cadmium, mercury and lead.

April 5, 2022 A proposed class action alleges Burger King has falsely and misleadingly advertised the size of nearly all of its menu items since at least September 2017.

April 4, 2022 A proposed class action alleges the frames of 2007-2014 model year Toyota FJ Cruiser vehicles can prematurely rust and corrode due to a defect.