Fraud

The latest proposed class action lawsuit thrown onto Apple’s ever-expanding heap of legal troubles stems from the tech giant’s alleged failure to install filters in the vents of its desktop iMacs and MacBook laptops.

Skechers U.S.A., Inc. finds itself staring down a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges the company’s battery-operated light-up sneakers have caused chemical burns to children due to a design defect.

Six consumers have filed a proposed class action lawsuit in which they allege Bose Corporation misleadingly represents that its high-end wireless sports headphones are sweat- and water-resistant and able to operate for hours on end with a single charge.

Nine plaintiffs have put their names on a lawsuit in which they allege public service professionals have been turned away from the federal government’s Public Service Loan Forgiveness program as a direct result of Navient’s “fraudulent misconduct.”

Ticketmaster L.L.C. and Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. are more hot water today, as the companies face a new proposed class action over their alleged manipulation of the secondary market for event tickets.

According to the 13-page complaint, the Snapshot device that drivers plug directly into their cars to collect data for the purpose of calculating insurance rates is defective to the extent that it may significantly damage the user’s vehicle.

Plantronics, Inc.’s BackBeat FIT wireless headphones are the subject of a proposed class action lawsuit filed in California that alleges the supposedly sweatproof and waterproof Bluetooth headphones are not as durable or long-lasting as advertised.

Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc. and parent company Unilever United States have been named in a new lawsuit over the allegedly deceptive labeling, marketing and sale of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream products.

Sears, Roebuck, & Co. is among three defendants in a proposed class action lawsuit filed by a consumer who claims certain Kenmore-brand gas water heaters are defective.