California Unfair Competition Law

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.

May 31, 2022 A proposed class action alleges Patreon has unlawfully disclosed digital subscribers’ identities and video-viewing preferences to Facebook without proper consent to do so.

May 20, 2022 Lawsuits claim items on dressbarn.com and pier1.com were deceptively advertised with false reference prices to trick buyers into thinking they were getting a deal.

May 18, 2022 A class action has been filed against Blizzard Entertainment over its allegedly deceptive use of virtual loot boxes within its Hearthstone game.

May 17, 2022 Coinbase and the issuer of the GYEN cryptocurrency face a class action over their alleged failure to disclose the stablecoin’s apparent susceptibility to “wild fluctuations in value."

May 10, 2022 A lawsuit claims certain AriZona fruit snacks contain more sugar and less real fruit than consumers are led to expect.

May 9, 2022 A class action alleges Sezzle has deceived thousands of customers into using the buy now, pay later service by misrepresenting the “real and repeated risk” that they will incur bank fees.

May 9, 2022 A class action alleges some YumEarth products contain less fruit and more sugar than consumers are led to expect based on how the items are labeled.

May 5, 2022 The Neiman Marcus Group faces a class action that alleges the retailer’s “inadequate cybersecurity” is to blame for a 2020 data breach.

May 4, 2022 American Financial Resources faces a class action over a Dec. 2021 data breach in which the information of thousands of the residential mortgage company’s customers was accessed.

May 4, 2022 P&G faces a lawsuit that claims a number of aerosol antiperspirant and deodorant sprays and dry conditioner and shampoo products were contaminated with benzene.

May 3, 2022 Illinois Gastroenterology Group faces a class action after an October 2021 data breach reportedly compromised patients’ sensitive personal information.

May 2, 2022 A class action alleges the maker of Muscletech supplements has duped consumers by selling the products in oversized, opaque containers that are “nearly half empty.”

April 29, 2022 A class action claims Klarna has failed to disclose the risk that users of its “buy now, pay later” service will likely incur massive overdraft fees.

April 27, 2022 A proposed class action in California alleges Dress Barn advertises products online with fake “original” prices and corresponding “phantom discounts.”

April 27, 2022 A class action alleges certain waterproof REI apparel is unfit for use because it contains “heightened levels” of fluorine and synthetic “forever chemicals.”

April 26, 2022 A class action has been filed in the wake of a recall of more than 121k Mazda vehicles said to be equipped with defective low-pressure fuel pumps supplied by Denso.

April 22, 2022 Joseph Financial, Joseph Financial Advisors and Robert Joseph Armijo face a proposed class action lawsuit over their alleged solicitation of consumers to invest in the EquiAlt LLC Ponzi scheme.

April 22, 2022 A lawsuit claims Allied Universal failed to properly pay employees in the wake of a 2021 data breach that crippled the companies’ timekeeping system.