Paid Endorsement

EthereumMax Cryptocurrency Improper Promotions, Inflated Values Class Action

EthereumMax (EMax) is both a type of cryptocurrency and the name of the company that’s the first defendant in this class action. The complaint alleges that the company, three individuals it calls the executive defendants, and three celebrity promotors misled investors when promoting EMax in order to sell their own tokens at an inflated price.  Read more

Trump Fraudulent ACN MLM Endorsement RICO Class Action

The 164-page complaint for this class action examines two multi-level marketing (MLM) schemes and an “educational” entity which it claims were fraudulently promoted and operated by an “association-in-fact.” The allegations? Violations of the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and common law fraud, among other things. The defendants? The Trump Corporation, Donald J. Trump,  Read more

StarKist Heart Check Mark Paid Endorsement New York Class Action

When consumers see the American Heart Association’s Heart Check Mark on a can of StarKist tuna, the complaint for this class action says, they are likely to believe that the tuna is healthier than another brand without the mark. But the complaint alleges that StarKist Co.’s use of the mark is deceptive, because the it  Read more