California Unfair Competition Law

March 3, 2023 A class action alleges Gatorade Fit is misbranded since the drinks’ labels include “nutrient content claims” that fail to satisfy certain legal requirements.

March 2, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims Bank of America unlawfully withheld the cash rewards rightfully earned by a California resident whose account it closed in September 2022.

March 1, 2023 A class action alleges the Bindle Bottle is defective and unsafe to use since the recalled product contains concerning levels of lead and potentially BPA.

March 1, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims Bank of America and mobile app Zelle made numerous unauthorized withdrawals from a California consumer’s bank account in January 2023.

February 27, 2023 A class action lawsuit alleges AMC Networks unlawfully retains AMC+ subscribers’ viewing histories and secretly transmits their personal data to Meta Platforms (Facebook) without consent.

February 16, 2023 A class action lawsuit alleges JCPenney has misled consumers by advertising products on its website with false “original” prices and corresponding illusory discounts, giving an impression of “deep discount” savings.

February 15, 2023 A class action claims the operator of AmericanFreight.com offers fake discounts on the site to entice consumers into purchasing furniture, mattresses, appliances and other items.

February 14, 2023 A class action lawsuit accuses Bespoke Post of unlawfully subscribing consumers to recurring paid programs and later charging them without consent when the subscription automatically renews.

February 8, 2023 A \class action claims certain L’Occitane beauty products are unlawfully packaged with a significant amount of non-functional empty space, known as “slack-fill.”

February 7, 2023 A class action lawsuit accuses OnStar of charging consumers without consent after they have cancelled their subscription to the roadside assistance service.

February 7, 2023 A class action claims Cedars-Sinai Health System and subsidiary Cedars-Sinai Medical Center secretly transmit without consent and to numerous third parties the personal data of Cedars-Sinai.org visitors.

February 6, 2023 A class action alleges certain Clearly Natural Essentials hand soaps are misleadingly labeled in that the products are not free of synthetic, non-natural ingredients as advertised.

February 3, 2023 A class action lawsuit accuses Coursera, Inc. of unlawfully subscribing consumers to recurring paid programs and later charging them without authorization when the subscription renews automatically.

February 2, 2023 A class action alleges HungryRoot automatically renews consumers’ grocery delivery subscriptions without first making certain disclosures required under California law.

February 2, 2023 Health club aggregator ClassPass faces a class action over its allegedly unlawful auto-enrollment practices for its monthly fitness and wellness subscriptions.

January 30, 2023 A class action claims Blinds.com, JustBlinds.com and AmericanBlinds.com offer fake “limited-time” sales based on false regular prices to trick consumers into believing they are getting a good deal on window blinds and shades.

January 26, 2023 A re-filed proposed class action alleges that Welch Foods, Inc. and PIM Brands, Inc. have substantially under-filled boxes of certain Welch’s Fruit Snacks.

January 25, 2023 Dr. Berg Nutritionals faces a class action that claims the company falsely markets its electrolyte powder as naturally flavored given the products contain DL malic acid, an artificial flavoring derived from petrochemicals.

January 25, 2023 A class action alleges Bare Performance Nutrition, LLC misleadingly advertised its Intra Flight dietary supplement powder in that the supposedly naturally flavored product contains DL malic acid, a synthetic substance extracted from petrochemicals.

January 25, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims Daiso California, LLC and Daiso Holding USA, Inc. failed to disclose the presence of tree nuts on the English language labels for certain food products in contrast to the original Japanese language packaging.

January 23, 2023 Iovate Health Sciences U.S.A. faces a class action that alleges the sodium content of some of its protein powders is over 20 percent higher than what is listed in the nutritional information.

January 20, 2023 A class action claims the practices of UHG I, LLC are unlawful in that the third-party debt collector buys and attempts to collect upon payday loans with “unconscionable” interest rates.

January 19, 2023 Four class action lawsuits accuse Alter Eco Americas, Endangered Species Chocolate, Lindt, and Mondelēz Global of failing to warn consumers that some of their dark chocolate bars contain unsafe levels of lead and cadmium.

January 17, 2023 A class action alleges Coinbase Global has refused to distribute blockchain company Flare Network’s FLR and Songbird digital currency units to XRP investors.

January 17, 2023 Snap Finance LLC and Snap RTO LLC face a class action over their alleged failure to prevent a data breach that exposed consumers’ personal information between June 23 and September 8 of last year.

January 17, 2023 A class action claims Hopper has misled consumers by falsely advertising that its “Price Freeze” tool would fully protect travelers from any price increases when purchasing a flight ticket.

January 16, 2023 Twitter faces a class action that alleges an API "defect" allowed hackers to “scrape” the personal data of hundreds of millions of users.

January 13, 2023 Two class action lawsuits accuse Lindt & Sprüngli and Godiva Chocolatier of failing to warn consumers that some of their dark chocolate bars contain dangerous levels of lead and cadmium.

January 13, 2023 A class action lawsuit accuses Chegg, Inc. of unlawfully subscribing consumers to paid programs and later charging them without authorization when the subscription auto-renews.

January 13, 2023 Walgreens hit with a class action lawsuit that alleges its Children’s Cough DM product is sold at a higher price than the adult Cough DM product despite containing identical ingredients.

January 12, 2023 A class action claims 3Commas Technologies OÜ is responsible for a data breach that led to nearly $22 million in cryptocurrency being stolen from users.

January 11, 2023 A class action alleges that Unisom Simple Slumbers are misleadingly marketed as “natural” because the products contain several artificial ingredients.

January 10, 2023 A class action claims Terry Naturally CuraMed curcumin supplements contain significantly less curcumin than advertised.

January 10, 2023 A class action alleges that certain Spindrift beverages are falsely labeled as containing only carbonated water and fruit or alcoholic carbonated water and fruit since they have a third, artificial ingredient.

January 9, 2023 Class actions accuse Beaumont Products, Inc. and Rael, Inc. of falsely advertising their hygiene and feminine care products as natural given they contain synthetic substances.

January 9, 2023 Fastaff, LLC and U.S. Nursing Corporation face a class action that claims the staffing agencies offered attractive contracts to travel nurses only to cut their pay mid-contract.

January 6, 2023 A proposed class action alleges solar energy companies HahaSmart and Affiliate Solar have misleadingly claimed that their solar panels will help consumers save money.

January 5, 2023 Ticketmaster and Live Nation face a class action over alleged anticompetitive and misleading conduct surrounding the sale of Taylor Swift’s “The Eras” Tour tickets in November 2022.

January 5, 2023 A class action alleges Starbucks’ “Sprouted Grain” bagel is deceptively named since the product is made primarily with traditional, non-sprouted grains.

December 21, 2022 A class action claims Thistle Health Inc. has failed to make certain disclosures required under California law before automatically renewing consumers’ meal kit subscriptions.

December 15, 2022 The Atlantic has been hit with a class action over its alleged disclosure of digital subscribers’ personal information to Meta Platforms without their consent.

December 12, 2022 A class action claims the labels of Stiiizy’s pre-rolled cannabis joints are false in that they overstate the true amount of THC in each product.

December 8, 2022 A class action claims Meta Platforms has collected the financial information of consumers who use major online tax-filing services, including H&R Block, TaxAct and TaxSlayer.

December 6, 2022 A class action alleges certain EltaMD “Transparent Zinc Oxide” sunscreens are misleadingly advertised in that they contain harmful active ingredients in addition to zinc oxide.

December 2, 2022 A class action alleges crypto-bank Silvergate Capital Corporation and its chief executive and risk officers were complicit in and enabled massive losses linked to Nov. 2022's FTX collapse.

December 2, 2022 A class action claims Prudential Financial Inc. uses software to secretly record website visitors’ electronic communications as they submit personal and health information.

December 1, 2022 TransUnion faces a class action less than a month after disclosing that millions of customers’ files were accessed without authorization during a 2022 data breach.

November 22, 2022 A class action alleges the maker of Crystal Light has failed to clearly disclose that certain varieties of the flavored drink mix contain artificial flavoring.

November 18, 2022 The maker of Batiste, Sun Bum and Paul Mitchell dry shampoos have been hit with proposed class actions in the wake of reports that certain products contain dangerously high levels of benzene.

November 11, 2022 A class action claims Trade has failed to make certain disclosures required under California law before automatically renewing consumers' coffee delivery subscriptions.