Rhode Island Sues Meta Over Alleged Tolerance for Scam Advertising October 23, 2026 By Jeff Horwitz and Katie Paul Rhode Island sued Meta Platforms in state court on Thursday over the company’s alleged tolerance for widespread scam advertising on...
Chobani Must Face Lawsuit Over Zero-Sugar Yogurt Claim, Appeals Court Rules July 28, 2026 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court has revived a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing Chobani of deceiving consumers by falsely advertising some of...
California County Suing Meta Over Scam Ads May 11, 2026 By Jeff Horwitz California’s Santa Clara County has sued Meta Platforms, alleging it has profited from Facebook and Instagram ads promoting scams in...
Mondelez Sues Aldi, Alleging Grocery Chain Copies Packaging to Confuse Customers June 3, 2025 By Dee-Ann Durbin Snack food maker Mondelez International is suing the Aldi supermarket chain, alleging the packaging for Aldi’s store-brand cookies and crackers...
MLB, Formula 1 Face Fraud Suits for Promoting FTX Cryptocurrency November 28, 2023 By Jef Feeley FTX investors suing the cryptocurrency exchange’s celebrity promoters for allegedly helping to facilitate an $11 billion fraud have some new...
McDonald’s, Wendy’s Defeat Lawsuit Over Size of Burgers October 3, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel McDonald’s and Wendy’s have defeated a lawsuit accusing them of deceiving hungry diners by exaggerating the size of their burgers....
‘Stoneos’ Cannabis Cookies Look Too Much Like Oreos, Says FTC July 10, 2023 By Diane Bartz Six companies that make snacks with the active ingredient of cannabis have been sent cease and desist letters because the...
Google, YouTube Content Providers Must Face U.S. Children’s Privacy Lawsuit December 29, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday revived a lawsuit accusing Alphabet Inc’s Google and several other companies of violating the...
450 Scientists Accuse Major Ad/PR Firms of Spreading Climate Disinformation January 21, 2022 By Valerie Volcovici More than 450 scientists on Wednesday called on the executives of major advertising and public relations firms to drop their...
This Corn Syrup Ad Lawsuit from MillerCoors Is For You, Bud Light March 25, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson MillerCoors, maker of Miller Lite and Coors Lite beers, has sued Anheuser-Busch InBev, maker of Bud Light, claiming that Bud...