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Last month, a Florida district court granted preliminary approval of a $3 million class action settlement brought on behalf of recipients of unwanted Jenny Craig marketing text messages. The lead plaintiff, Zoey Bloom, alleges in her complaint that Jenny Craig used an automatic telephone dialing system to transmit two text messages that advertised Jenny Craig’s…

Vegan cookie company, Lenny & Larry’s Inc., has reached a $5 million settlement with a proposed class of consumers who accused the company of misstating the nutritional value of its “Complete Cookie.” The proposed class action plaintiffs alleged that the Complete Cookie’s label violated the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and a variety of…

Dietary supplement manufacturer PhD Fitness LLC (“PhD Fitness”) and a putative class of consumers have reached a settlement over claims that PhD Fitness deceptively labelled its sports supplements. The plaintiffs filed the proposed class action alleging that the marketing materials and labels on PhD Fitness’ “JYM” and “Post-JYM” supplements made false and misleading claims about…

Over 430,000 consumers, who purchased and deposited money on NetSpend Corporation (“NetSpend”) prepaid debit cards will receive refund checks from the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), totalling more than $10,000,000 as part of NetSpend’s settlement with the FTC.

In November 2016, the FTC charged NetSpend with violations of the FTC Act alleging NetSpend deceptively advertised that:…

Reservation Counter, LLC and its parents companies have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they misrepresented hotel bookings and credit card charges to consumers.

The proposed order bars the defendants from future conduct including leading consumers to believe incorrectly that they are communicating directly with hotels to book rooms. As a result, the defendants may…

Last month, women’s fashion retailer Bebe Stores, Inc. agreed to settle a proposed class action over purported violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), which alleged that the retailer sent unwanted spam texts through an automatic telephone dialing system. According to court records, Bebe’s financial condition was a substantial factor in the parties’ considerations…

Almost 350,000 people who helped run Herbalife businesses are receiving checks from the Federal Trade Commission to compensate them for money lost due to the company’s deceptive earnings claims. Specifically, Herbalife was claiming that participants could expect to quit their jobs, earn thousands of dollars a month, and make a career-level income or get rich.