Consumer Fraud

A proposed class action lawsuit filed in California federal court alleges NutriBullet blenders suffer from a design defect that can cause the devices to explode without warning.

The latest case to be filed against Facebook, Inc. alleges that the company systematically inflates both the prices for cost-per-click (CPC) advertisements and the user data metrics reported to advertisers.

Netgear, Inc. is on the receiving end of yet another proposed class action lawsuit this week, with a new complaint alleging the company’s Wi-Fi range extenders “do not, and cannot,” extend the range of a consumer’s network as advertised.

A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed in Utah in which the plaintiff alleges certain Samsung plasma televisions manufactured after January 2009 contain faulty internal components.

The RealReal, Inc. finds itself as the defendant in a proposed class action lawsuit in which a Michigan resident alleges the luxury consignment retailer systematically inflates the total weights of uncertificated gemstones.

Navient Corporation is among the defendants in yet another proposed class action that alleges the company misled student loan borrowers.

The lawsuits allege LensCrafters’ Accufit system is nothing more than a “selling point,” and that the company manufactures its glasses using “decades-old” technology.

Two South Carolina plaintiffs say Amazon.com sold defective glasses meant for viewing the Aug. 21 solar eclipse and reacted too late in warning consumers.

A proposed class action filed August 7 in Rhode Island claims CVS Health Corporation, with help from several large pharmacy benefit managers, is behind a scheme by which it overcharges insured customers for generic drugs.