Fraud

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.

June 6, 2022 A proposed class action argues Amazon should have adjusted the cost of a yearly Prime membership accordingly, or offered refunds, after it stopped offering free Whole Foods delivery.

June 2, 2022 A Seattle resident has filed a proposed class action in which he claims to have been the victim of a scam targeting Wells Fargo Bank customers who use Zelle.

June 1, 2022 A proposed class action alleges 2002 through 2022 model year Forest River 5th wheel recreational vehicles (RVs) are equipped with unsafe wiring systems.

June 1, 2022 Penn Capital Funding, MapCap Funding and those who run the merchant cash advance companies face a class action over their alleged use of an apparent loophole in Connecticut law to collect upon unlawful debts.

June 1, 2022 A class action contends that the label of Nature Valley Oats ‘n Honey granola bars is misleading.

May 31, 2022 A class action alleges Vivid Seats “lures” consumers into buying tickets by advertising “artificially low” prices while hiding the amount of fees it charges on each sale.

May 27, 2022 A number of 2021 Mazda vehicle models contain defective valve stem seals that can allow oil to leak into the engine’s combustion chamber, a class action claims.

May 25, 2022 A class action alleges USAA Group has illegally discriminated against current/former enlisted military personnel on certain pay grades who have or had coverage for a vehicle garaged in Washington.

May 24, 2022 Ralph Lauren Corporation faces another proposed class action that alleges the fashion brand has falsely claimed that certain Polo clothing is crafted entirely from Pima cotton.

May 23, 2022 A class action contends that Don Papa rum should more accurately be represented as “imitation rum” since the product contains glycerin, vanillin, caramel color, sugar and other added ingredients.

May 20, 2022 A class action alleges Merck subsidiary Home Again has deceived consumers into thinking they must buy an annual membership after their pets receive the company’s location-tracking microchips.

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.”