California Unfair Competition Law

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 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 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 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.

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 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 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.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

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 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 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.