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Top Class Actions founder and president Scott Hardy breaks down this week’s top class action lawsuits and settlements you should know about!
Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Tide Purclean Label is Misleading
A recent class action lawsuit accuses Procter & Gamble of marketing and selling Tide Purclean as plant-based when it actually contains non-plant-based ingredients.
According to the plaintiff, the product is represented as being “100% plant-based or derived solely from plant-based ingredients;” however, the detergent is allegedly partially derived from petroleum.
The complaint claims Tide Purclean’s label has a “miniscule” disclaimer that the product is “only 75% biobased content,” contradicting the label’s more prominent representations.
In addition, the plaintiff claims, the label does not meet Federal Trade Commission guidelines.
The plaintiff seeks to represent a national Class of anyone who purchased Tide Purclean.
Read more here.
Kroger Overcharges Insurance For Generic Drugs Claims, Class Action Lawsuit
According to a new class action lawsuit, Kroger uses deceptive pricing practices to overcharge consumers buying generic drugs at Kroger pharmacies using third-party insurance providers.
Kroger, which operates stores such as Fry’s, Smith’s and Ralph’s, allegedly inflates the “usual and customary” prices typically charged for generic drugs rather than listing them at the lowest amounts they are sold for through the company’s Rx Savings Club.
The plaintiff says insurance companies use the “usual and customary” prices in establishing copays, meaning Kroger’s overcharging on the generic drugs leads consumers to pay more for their prescriptions than they should have.
The plaintiff is seeking to represent a nationwide Class made up of those insured by a third-party insurance company and who paid, in full or in part, to fill a generic drug prescription included by Kroger in the Rx Savings Club.
Find out more about this generic drugs class action lawsuit here.
Dove Milk Chocolate Ice Cream Bars Made With Oil, Class Action Lawsuit Alleges
Dove milk chocolate ice cream bars contain vegetable oil, according to a recent class action lawsuit.
The complaint says the product label’s images of chocolate chunks and an ice cream bar being dipped in chocolate mislead consumers into thinking the bars are made using cocoa butter rather than vegetable oil.
According to the plaintiff, cocoa butter, while a more desirable ingredient than vegetable oil, is also more expensive, which is why the maker of the bars uses deceptive labeling — to mislead consumers into thinking the chocolate in the product is real.
The plaintiff also argues vegetable oil has links to harmful effects on consumers’ health, which is why people try to avoid it.
Find out more here.
Bob’s Discount Furniture Doesn’t Honor ‘Goof Proof’ Warranty, Alleges Class Action Lawsuit
Bob’s Discount Furniture fraudulently promotes its Goof Proof warranty, the plaintiff in a new class action lawsuit says.
The Goof Proof Warranty is allegedly meant to protect against furniture damage, including pen marks, tears and beverage stains.
According to the plaintiff, Bob’s Discount Furniture collects premiums from consumers, then rejects their submitted claims.
The company allegedly dismisses claims on the basis the damage wasn’t actually accidental, but caused through misuse.
The warranty’s value is “materially less” than what the company represents to consumers, the plaintiff says.
In addition, the plaintiff claims Guardian Insurance provides “kickbacks” or “incentives” to Bob’s for each Goof Proof Warranty it sells.
Read more about this case here.
Ducktrap’s Sustainably Sourced Salmon Actually From Unsustainable Farming, Class Action Lawsuit Says
A recent class action lawsuit alleges Ducktrap River of Maine’s sustainably sourced salmon is actually not sustainably sourced, but rather produced through unsustainable means.
According to the complaint, the salmon is industrially farmed at a Mowi Asa facility using unsustainable, inhumane and environmentally destructive practices.
In 2020, the Chilean government determined Mowi Asa’s practices caused “irreparable environmental damage” to the country’s marine ecosystem.
In addition, the plaintiff says, Mowi Asa facilities have experienced outbreaks of disease and large “die-off events,” and treat salmon using antibiotics.
The plaintiff claims the package labeling is intentionally deceptive so the company can capitalize on consumer demand for sustainably sourced products.
The plaintiff is seeking to represent a nationwide Class of consumers who bought Ducktrap salmon products advertised as being sustainably sourced.
Get more info here.
