California Unfair Competition Law

November 10, 2022 A proposed class action alleges Amazon has deliberately misrepresented the delivery and shipping benefits offered to Prime members.

November 8, 2022 A class action alleges Truffettes de France are falsely and misleadingly labeled given that the truffles are not made in and imported from France.

November 8, 2022 Mercedes-Benz faces a class action that alleges the automaker has failed to disclose that the pistons in its M274 engine are prone to premature failure.

November 8, 2022 A proposed class action alleges DeWALT's voluntary recall of its 12-inch sliding compound miter saws in August 2022 was “grossly inadequate.”

November 7, 2022 Ford and Volkswagen face class actions after certain “telematic” vehicle features were rendered obsolete when the major wireless carriers phased out their 3G networks in early 2022.

October 25, 2022 The makers of Jeeter-brand cannabis prerolls face a proposed class action that alleges the joints contain “materially less” THC than declared on product labels.

October 19, 2022 Abbott Laboratories faces a class action that claims its Ensure-brand “Nutrition” drinks are misrepresented as healthy due to their high sugar content.

October 13, 2022 The maker of Texas Pete Original Hot Sauce faces a class action that alleges there’s “surprisingly nothing Texas” about the product since it’s made in North Carolina.

September 29, 2022 A class action alleges Conservice has violated Calif. law by failing to allow renters to view the formulas it uses to calculate their pro rata share of master-metered utilities and other property-wide charges.

September 22, 2022 A proposed class action says that containers of Glaxon Protos whey protein powder are unlawfully “slack-filled” given that more than 60 percent of the opaque, oversized package is empty.

September 22, 2022 A class action alleges Cognism has unlawfully used California residents’ personal information to advertise subscriptions to Cognism.com and Kaspr.io.

September 22, 2022 A lawsuit claims packages of Lily’s-brand “Milk Chocolate Style Covered Almonds” are underfilled and worth less than consumers are led to expect.

September 21, 2022 A class action alleges Tripledot Studios Limited has advertised false price discounts for in-game purchases in its casino-style mobile game Blackjack.

September 15, 2022 A class action alleges ColourPop Cosmetics eyeshadow palettes and eyeliners are “adulterated” and unlawful to sell since they contain certain color additives that are unsafe.

September 13, 2022 Healthline Media faces a class action that alleges the website has illegally disclosed consumers’ personally identifiable information to Meta Platforms without consent.

September 9, 2022 A class action alleges the companies behind the State of Survival mobile game have misled players by advertising false former prices for purportedly limited-time sales of in-game items.

September 9, 2022 A California consumer has accused SolarEdge Technologies of falsely advertising and selling “free” solar power system monitoring services.

September 6, 2022 A class action alleges Ford has failed to warn the public that certain Super Duty pickups have been built with a dangerously weak roof structure that can collapse in the event of a rollover.

September 6, 2022 A group of consumers alleges a certain variety of Kleenex-brand wet wipes are unable to kill “99% of germs” as advertised.

September 2, 2022 A lawsuit alleges Zinus “bed-in-a-box” mattresses are defective in that they can allow fiberglass to escape into and contaminate everything in a person’s home.

August 31, 2022 A proposed class action lawsuit claims Spokeo has misled consumers by falsely advertising that the reports sold on its website are available at a discount.

August 26, 2022 Fanatics faces a proposed class action that alleges the sports merchandise giant has falsely promised “free” or flat, low-cost shipping for online orders.

August 26, 2022 A class action alleges Gerber has misbranded more than 50 baby and toddler foods by including on product labels nutrient content claims that are “strictly prohibited” by the FDA.

August 25, 2022 A lawsuit alleges The Honest Company’s “plant-based” wipes are falsely advertised in that they are “chock full” of ingredients that are not derived from plants.

August 25, 2022 Oracle America faces a class action that aims to take the worldwide data broker to task for allegedly surveilling and selling the personal information of hundreds of millions of people.

August 24, 2022 Block, Inc. (formerly Square) and Cash App Investing face a lawsuit over a December 2021 data breach affecting the private information of 8.2 million people.

August 23, 2022 Twitter faces a class action over its allegedly “surreptitious and undisclosed” use of consumers’ telephone numbers and email addresses for marketing purposes.

August 17, 2022 A class action contends that Children’s Delsym Cough Relief products are exactly the same as their “adult” counterparts, despite costing more and bearing a different label.

August 16, 2022 A class action alleges Harley-Davidson has violated federal law by tying the validity of its warranties to the use of only authorized dealers for repairs and replacement parts.

August 10, 2022 A proposed class action says that Mars, Inc. has falsely advertised cinnamon-flavored Altoids mints given that the product contains no actual cinnamon.

August 3, 2022 A proposed class action alleges Zarbee’s systematically misrepresents how much melatonin is in its children’s sleep supplements.

August 3, 2022 A class action alleges Knix Wear menstrual underwear is unfit for its intended use because it contains unsafe synthetic chemicals.

July 26, 2022 Frey Brothers has been hit with a class action over its apparent use of a certain type of marketing tactic to deceive consumers into signing up for its laundry and personal care subscription.

July 21, 2022 A class action alleges Organic Valley’s milk is not manufactured as humanely as advertised given the company apparently sources its dairy products from cows whose calves are stripped from them prematurely.

July 19, 2022 Hewlett Packard faces a class action over its alleged display of misleading strikethrough prices and fake limited-time offers on its website.

July 18, 2022 Nine plaintiffs allege in a proposed class action that GEO Group has benefited from “forced labor” at two of its civil immigration detention facilities in California.

July 15, 2022 A class action lawsuit alleges Walmart has falsely advertised its Spring Valley garcinia cambogia dietary supplement.

July 14, 2022 A class action alleges Rebel Creamery has misleadingly marketed its ice cream in that the purportedly healthy products contain high amounts of unsafe fats.

July 12, 2022 A class action says Coppertone Sport Mineral Face sunscreen buyers have been duped into paying twice as much for a product that is “exactly the same” as the regular Coppertone Sport Mineral lotion variety.

July 11, 2022 A proposed class action alleges iFit, the company behind NordicTrack, has sold with its treadmills warranties that it has “no intention of honoring.”

June 29, 2022 Inntopia has been hit with a proposed class action over a cyberattack that compromised the sensitive information of nearly 18,000 consumers.

June 24, 2022 A class action claims Bank of America has misled Zelle users by failing to disclose the “extreme risks” that come along with using the money transfer service.

June 24, 2022 Meyer Corporation faces a lawsuit over a data breach in which the personal information of at least 2,747 current and former employees was reportedly compromised.

June 21, 2022 A proposed class action claims Frontwave Credit Union has assessed unlawful overdraft fees on transactions that did not actually overdraw customers’ accounts.

June 8, 2022 A class action claims “non-drowsy” Alka-Seltzer cold and flu medicines have been falsely advertised in that they contain an ingredient known to cause drowsiness.

June 7, 2022 A class action alleges Ancient Organics has misleadingly labeled its Eat Good Fat products in an effort to convince the public that the ghee is nutritious and healthful to consume.

June 7, 2022 C.R. England, Inc. faces a lawsuit over a data breach during which the personal information of thousands of students and employees was reportedly exposed.

June 7, 2022 A class action lawsuit claims that snack bars made by The Good Fat Co. Ltd. are misrepresented as healthy even though they contain high levels of saturated fat.

June 6, 2022 A proposed class action alleges Oars + Alps cosmetic and beauty products are not as “natural” as consumers have been led to believe.

June 1, 2022 A class action claims J.B. Hunt unlawfully obtained consumers’ background reports for employment purposes without complying with state and federal mandates for doing so.