Misleading marketing harms consumers in several ways: It can lead people to make purchasing decisions based on false or exaggerated claims, resulting in wasted money and disappointment with the product or service. Such deceptive practices can also create unrealistic expectations, damage trust in brands and advertising in general, and potentially even pose safety risks if important information is omitted or misrepresented. Over time, widespread misleading marketing can distort markets, making it harder for consumers to make informed choices and potentially driving out more honest competitors who refuse to engage in such tactics.
Class Action Investigation • Consumer Fraud • Luxury Retail EvilCorporations.com • Case No. 1:26-cv-03020, S.D.N.Y. (Filed April 13, 2026) • Estimated reading time: 7 minutes TL;DR Prada USA Corp. took $1,146.48 from a customer for a pair of custom-designed sneakers,…
Consumer Fraud • Dietary Supplements • Class Action EvilCorporations.com • Case 2:26-cv-04765, C.D. Cal., Filed May 2, 2026 • 8-minute read TL;DR RB Health (US) LLC, the company behind the Airborne supplement brand, is being sued in federal court in…
Class Action Investigation EvilCorporations.com • Case 2:26-cv-04407, U.S. District Court, C.D. California TL;DR Stellantis (formerly Chrysler) marketed the 2022 and 2023 Ram Promaster commercial vans as having an upgraded “New 9-Speed Automatic Transmission,” replacing the previous six-speed models. The eighth…
Consumer Fraud Investigation Best Buy has spent years displaying “Regular” and “Comparable Value” prices that no one has ever paid, to manufacture the illusion that you are getting a deal. A new federal class action lawsuit says that is illegal…
TL;DR Oak Street Bootmakers, a Chicago-based footwear brand, charged customers premium prices for shoes it marketed as “Made in USA” and “More than Made in USA” while secretly manufacturing uppers in the Dominican Republic and sourcing outsoles from Brazil, starting…
Investigation · Consumer Deception They Sold China As America A flagpole company stamped “100% Made in USA” on products built entirely from Chinese parts, kept selling them after a federal warning, then settled for a fraction of the harm and…
The Passive-Income Dream Had a Price Tag: The FTC Case Against Publishing.com FTC Matter No. 242-3055. Respondents: Publishing.com, LLC (f/k/a PublishingLife.com, LLC) of Austin, Texas; Christian Mikkelsen, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer; Rasmus Mikkelsen, co-founder and Chief Product Officer. Consent…
FTC Complaint & Settlement • Case No. 1:26-cv-03015 • April 14, 2026 Consumer Fraud Made in USA FTC Enforcement Supply Chain Deception The Flag Was a Lie TouchTunes Music Company, LLC • Electronic Dartboards • $625,000 Federal Settlement TL;DR TouchTunes…
FTC Enforcement / Consumer Fraud / Tech Deception Your Phone Was Never Listening. They Charged You Anyway. A Wisconsin marketing firm sold small businesses on a surveillance fantasy: AI that could hear potential customers speaking and target them in real…
TL;DR Vanilla Chip LLC, operating as TruHeight, sold dietary supplements priced at $25 to $120 per unit, targeting parents of children and teenagers with claims the pills cause measurable height growth. The FTC found these claims false and unsubstantiated. The…