Item Does Not Do What It Is Advertised to Do
Mederma Scar Cream + SPF 30 Contains No Active Scar Ingredient Class Action
HRA Pharma America, Inc. makes a product called Mederma Scar Cream + SPF 30. The complaint for this class action alleges that this designation and the representations on the packaging lead consumers to believe that this is the regular Mederma scar cream, with its regular active ingredient, plus the active ingredients in sunscreen. But the Read more
Lysol Laundry Sanitizer Offers No More Than Normal Laundering Class Action
Reckitt Benckiser, LLC owns the Lysol brand, which offers a Laundry Sanitizer that it advertises as “Kill[ing] 99% of Bacteria.” But the complaint for this class action alleges that this claim is misleading, because, it says, normal laundry practices already take care of any bacteria on clothing. Read more
Labrada Supplements Deceptive Advertising California Settlement
Labrada Bodybuilding Nutrition, Inc. is settling a class action alleging it misled consumers about two of its supplement products, Labrada Green Coffee Bean Extract and Labrada Garcinia Cambogia. The complaint alleged that the company made representations about the products that violated California’s consumer protection laws. Read more
CVS 3% Hydrogen Peroxide Solution Does Not Help Healing Class Action
What should you use the 3% hydrogen peroxide solution from CVS Pharmacy, Inc. for? The complaint for this class action alleges that the product is commonly used improperly and that its labels suggest a use that it is not authorized to claim, that is, the “treatment of minor cuts & abrasions[.]” Two classes have been Read more
Febreze Aerosol Air Fresheners and Odor Elimination Class Action
This class action brings suit against the Procter & Gamble Company for its Febreze aerosol air fresheners that are advertised to “Eliminate[] Odors.” The complaint reviews the testing performed for the products and alleges that they do not in fact eliminate odors and that the tests demonstrate this. Read more
Samsung Devices Cheat on Benchmarking, Says Class Action
This class action concerns the performance of smartphones from Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The complaint for this class action alleges that certain models of Samsung smartphones have a mobile app called Game Optimizing Service (GOS) that permits them to engage in a practice called “benchmark cheating” by running at faster Read more
Vi-Jon Hydrogen Peroxide May Slow Healing Class Action
Vi-Jon, LLC sells Swan 3% hydrogen peroxide solution that is labeled as being “For Treatment of Minor Cuts & Abrasions.” But the complaint says that the idea that 3% hydrogen peroxide helps clean and heal wounds is largely a medical myth, and that using it may even slow healing. Read more
Kroger “Maximum Strength” Lidocaine Patches Fall Off Class Action
A number of pharmaceutical companies make lidocaine patches for paint relief. To provide this relief, they must be attached to the users’ bodies. The complaint for this class action alleges that the “Maximum Strength” Lidocaine Patches sold by the Kroger Company peel off the body too easily, thus keeping them from providing the advertised relief. Read more
Signature Care “Rapid Release” Acetaminophen Gelcaps Class Action
This class action sues Albertsons Companies, Inc., as well as Safeway, Inc., Better Living Brands, LLC, and LNK International, Inc., which it claims are responsible for two generic medicines under the Signature Care brand: Signature Care Rapid Release Gelcaps and Signature Care PM Rapid Release Gelcaps. The complaint alleges that, despite being marketed and labeled Read more
Penuma Penis Implant Pain and Scarring Class Action
According to the complaint for this class action, Dr. James Elist promotes himself as the “Thomas Edison of penis surgeries,” having invented the Penuma device, a silicone implant designed to enlarge penis size. Elist and the companies associated with the device advertise it as being “FDA-cleared,” the complaint says, but it claims that the device Read more