California Unfair Competition Law

August 16, 2021 A class action alleges NextFoods has misleadingly labeled its GoodBelly Probiotic JuiceDrinks.

August 10, 2021 A class action looks to represent consumers whose Coinbase “wallets” or accounts have allegedly been frozen by the nation’s largest cryptocurrency exchange or hacked by third parties.

August 6, 2021 A class action claims certain AriZona-brand beverages made by Hornell Brewing have been falsely advertised as “All Natural” when they contain added coloring.

August 4, 2021 A lawsuit claims Goldfish crackers are misleadingly labeled as containing “0g Sugars” without clarification that the products are not a low- or reduced-calorie food.

August 3, 2021 A class action alleges Domino’s has falsely represented its “Mix & Match” deal by charging more per product than advertised.

July 30, 2021 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. and Gallagher Bassett Services face a class action over a data breach that reportedly occurred between June and September 2020.

July 30, 2021 CSI Financial Services, LLC faces a proposed class action over a “massive and preventable” data breach that reportedly occurred earlier this year.

July 29, 2021 A proposed class action alleges SmartyPants multivitamins are not nearly as “complete” as advertised given they do not contain a number of essential nutrients.

July 28, 2021 A lawsuit claims Banc of America Merchant Services, LLC and successor Fiserv, Inc. have charged merchants excessive fees not permitted by their contracts.

July 27, 2021 A class and collective action alleges National Claims Adjusters has misclassified certain workers as independent contractors and denied them proper wages.

July 16, 2021 Best Nutritionals’ “Pure Antarctic Krill” supplement is not made with krill, rendering the company’s ad claims false and the product “worthless,” a class action alleges.

July 14, 2021 A class action claims the Key Master game is not one of skill but instead rigged to prevent consumers from winning until a set number of unsuccessful plays has been met.

July 13, 2021 A class action alleges Visa cardholders have paid more for certain transactions due to the finance giant’s profit-focused application of inflated foreign exchange rates.

July 13, 2021 A class action filed against Soulbound Studios over its failure to develop Chronicles of Elyria has been transferred to Washington's Western District.

July 9, 2021 A class action alleges Panda Express has imposed upon customers a hidden service charge on top of what it advertises already as a “low” delivery fee.

July 6, 2021 A class action alleges Coleman’s product warranty cards are unlawful given they fail to explicitly disclose certain warranty rights.

July 2, 2021 A class action alleges consumers are unaware that a number of Snapple products contain added coloring, rendering the drinks’ “all natural” labeling false and misleading.

June 29, 2021 A class action alleges an apparent favorite-chef contest was a “cleverly designed lottery” whereby the winner was the person who had the most money spent on their behalf.

June 25, 2021 A Calif. resident alleges Bank of America has deceived consumers by failing to divulge that their mortgage loan amounts would increase as a result of opting into deferral/forbearance.

June 15, 2021 A proposed class action alleges company behind King’s Hawaiian Sweet Rolls has misleadingly led consumers to believe that the product is made in Hawaii.

June 15, 2021 A lawsuit alleges Red Lobster represented its lobster and shrimp as sustainably sourced when its suppliers’ practices may be environmentally harmful and inhumane.

June 9, 2021 A class action claims Coinbase prevented cryptocurrency holders from accessing their accounts “for arbitrary reasons and arbitrary amounts of time.”

June 3, 2021 Financial heavy-hitters face a class action over an alleged years-long conspiracy to set and reset the interest rates of Variable Rate Demand Obligations issued by public entities in California.

June 2, 2021 A class action alleges Dr. Tobias Omega 3 Fish Oil Triple Strength is not actually fish oil given the product undergoes a complex chemical process.

June 2, 2021 A class action alleges AbbVie’s purportedly fat-reducing CoolSculpting System can cause permanent deformities to a person’s body by damaging tissue in the targeted area.

June 1, 2021 A class action alleges Fruit of the Earth and CVS have falsely and misleadingly labeled certain sunscreens to the detriment of unsuspecting consumers.

May 28, 2021 A class action alleges thousands of consumers have been deceived into using Afterpay’s buy now, pay later service as a result of the company’s “misrepresentations and omissions” of how it actually works.

May 27, 2021 A proposed class action alleges Smashbox Beauty Cosmetics has intentionally mislabeled its skincare products as oil-free.

May 24, 2021 A class action alleges i360, LLC and GC Strategies, LLC have engaged in a pattern and practice of profiting from the sale and distribution of California voters’ personal information in violation of state law.

May 21, 2021 The halogen headlamps found in 2013-2018 model year Nissan Altimas suffer from a defect, a class action alleges.

May 19, 2021 A class action alleges Grubhub has overcharged Los Angeles restaurants for the use of its platform in violation of a fee-cap ordinance passed by the city in May 2020.

May 18, 2021 CAC Services faces a lawsuit that claims the inspection company has misclassified field service agents as independent contractors and denied them proper wages.

May 17, 2021 A number of Volkswagen and Audi vehicle models are plagued by an apparent water pump module defect that the automakers have failed to disclose to drivers, a class action alleges.

May 13, 2021 A lawsuit claims Citibank has failed to disclose that purchases of goods and services through mobile electronic payment apps are subject to higher fees.

May 11, 2021 A lawsuit claims Fluval-brand fish food products claim to be “vegetarian” when the flakes and pellets contain herring meal, krill, shrimp meal and fish oil.

May 10, 2021 Sprint’s Flex Lease program is the subject of a class action that alleges the company has deceived consumers into paying “significantly more” than their devices are worth despite promising low monthly costs.

May 7, 2021 A class action alleges Sony has established a monopoly in the sale of digital video games for the PlayStation console. [UPDATE]

May 7, 2021 Medcursor faces a lawsuit that claims it failed to include certain mandatory disclosures with the warranty registration instructions for its massage devices.

May 6, 2021 A class action alleges Crown Laboratories has misleadingly labeled its Blue Lizard-brand sunscreen as “mineral-based."

May 4, 2021 Continental Casualty Company has not honored its contractual promise to not increase long-term care insurance premiums for policyholders unless the amounts are changed uniformly for everyone within the same age group, a class action alleges.

May 4, 2021 Align Technology faces a class action over an alleged anticompetitive scheme with which the Invisalign maker has supposedly attempted to maintain its monopoly position.

May 3, 2021 A class action claims the labels of Kroger’s fruit-flavored sparkling water beverages are misleading in that they fail to disclose that the products are artificially flavored.

April 26, 2021 A class action claims Reddit, Inc. has violated a federal law by knowingly profiting from the posting of child pornography on its website.

April 21, 2021 Bank of America faces another class action that claims the financial institution has lacked urgency in securing unemployment benefits for Californians amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 21, 2021 Apple faces a class action over an allegedly “unlawful, unconscionable” clause in its terms and conditions that supposedly allows it to delete a user's Apple ID.

April 21, 2021 Walgreens has wrongfully imposed in California a discriminatory “pink tax” on the women’s version of certain hair regrowth treatment products, a class action alleges.

April 20, 2021 A class action alleges “more than 900 models” of Whirlpool-made dishwashers, including some sold under the KitchenAid, JennAir, Kenmore and Maytag brands, are plagued by a uniform defect.

April 16, 2021 The active head restraints found in certain Mercedes-Benz vehicles suffer from a “common, uniform defect” that can cause the device to deploy without warning, a class action says.

April 14, 2021 Ledger and Shopify have been hit with a proposed class action over a mid-2020 data breach that allegedly exposed Ledger customers as targets for hackers.

April 9, 2021 Kitchen appliance maker Corelle Brands (Instant Brands) has intentionally omitted mandatory disclosures from product warranty registration materials provided to consumers, a class action says.