Spam Class Action
A federal class action claims Hormel Foods falsely advertises “nutrition” facts about its Spam 25% Less Sodium and Spam Lite.
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Spat Between Beer Giants Widens With Claim of Trade-Secret Theft
A dispute between two beer giants took an unexpected turn after Anheuser-Busch filed a counterclaim accusing a MillerCoors employee of stealing its recipes, brewing processes and other trade secrets using contacts and inside information gathered when he worked for Anheuser-Busch.
Read morePanel Sympathetic to Budweiser in Spat Over Corn Syrup Ads
The Seventh Circuit was critical Monday of MillerCoors’ false advertising claims against Anheuser-Busch over multimillion-dollar Bud Light advertisements claiming that Miller Lite and Coors Lite contain corn syrup, pointing out that Miller itself lists corn syrup as an ingredient in its beers.
Read morePrenatal Vitamin Maker Settles Claims Over Lead in Pills for $1.5 Million
A nutritional health company agreed Wednesday to pay $1.5 million to settle claims it misled California customers by advertising its prenatal vitamins as “free of heavy metals” when they actually contained trace amounts of lead.
Read moreRoss Stores
A federal judge approved a $4.85 million settlement through mediation of a class action accusing Ross Stores of posting misleading “compare at” prices; class members will get about $10.45 each; class counsel will get $1.2 million in attorney fees.
Read moreSupplement Maker Fights FTC in 11th Circuit Over $40M Penalty
Continuing a 15-year legal battle with the Federal Trade Commission, attorneys for a Georgia-based dietary supplement manufacturer asked the 11th Circuit on Friday to overturn a ruling imposing $40 million in sanctions for violating court orders related to false advertising.
Read moreHyatt Hotels
A federal class action claims that Hyatt Hotels defrauded customers by hiding so-called “resort fees” in its advertised prices, costing its customers “hundreds of millions of dollars.”
Read moreCalifornia’s $1 Billion Trial Over Pelvic Mesh Device Kicks Off
In the first pelvic mesh trial brought by a state attorney general, attorneys for the state of California said Monday that Johnson & Johnson deceived up to 50,000 California women and doctors into treating incontinence and organ prolapse with the risky treatment and asked for nearly $1 billion in damages.
Read moreMilk Drinkers Blast Producer’s Claims of Humane Cow Treatment
Dairy consumers claim in two federal class actions that milk producer Fairlife promotes the “extraordinary care and comfort” of its cows on its product labels but its flagship farm actually ran an inhumane operation where employees beat, burned and starved to death cows and young calves.
Read moreNo Whales Here
An Iowa man claims in a federal class action that Citgo Petroleum sells a tractor hydraulic fluid with a label that falsely claims it contains sperm whale oil.
Read moreJudge Orders Removal of Ads in Fight Between Beer Giants
Multimillion-dollar Bud Light advertisements insinuating that Miller Lite and Coors Light contain high-fructose corn syrup went a step too far, a federal judge in Wisconsin said late Friday in an order blocking the ads.
Read moreJudge Hears Spat Between Beer Giants Over Corn Syrup Ads
Two household names in beer argued before a federal judge Thursday over the veracity and potential harms of Bud Light advertisements claiming Miller Lite and Coors Light contain high-fructose corn syrup.
Read moreFishy Advertising
A federal class action accuses Starkist of falsely advertising its tuna fish as “dolphin safe.”
Read moreWhere’s the Ginseng?
Arizona Beverage Co. misrepresents its Green Tea With Ginseng and Honey, which “does not contain any detectable amounts of ginseng, if indeed it contains any ginseng at all,” consumers claim in a federal class action.
Read moreMillerCoors Sues Anheuser-Busch Over Corn Syrup Ad
Apparently long past arguments of “tastes great” and “less filling,” beer giant MillerCoors accused its rival Anheuser-Busch on Thursday of misleading customers – via a million-dollar advertising campaign – into believing Miller Lite and Coors Lite contain high-fructose corn syrup.
Read moreEducational Testing Service
A federal judge refused to dismiss class claims that the Educational Testing Service sent 17,000 fax ads, in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
Read moreCalifornia v. Walmart
Six California counties sued Walmart, demanding $2,500 for each violation of Business and Professions Code, unfair competition and false advertising, for selling items with slack fill and/or false bottoms, in Santa Cruz County Court.
Read moreKate Spade
Kate Spade & Co. advertise “fictitious prices and corresponding phantom discounts,” customers claim in a federal class action.
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