Sentences with phrase «claimed the company misled»

In April, users filed a lawsuit seeking class action status against Tidal that claimed the company misled its users about a Kanye West album being exclusively released on the music service.

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The «Winklevii» claimed they were misled by the company's valuation, but the settlement was upheld by a federal appeals court.

Now comes word of more legal woes: The cities of San Francisco and Los Angeles have sued the company over allegations that it overcharges consumers, as well as makes misleading claims about the safety of its service.

Allegations included misleading claims the company made in recruiting drivers, including how much they might expect to make.

While companies are getting fined left and right for making unsubstantiated claims and misleading customers with their marketing, there are still those that know the value of putting authentic stories front and center.

BPI sued ABC News, Inc. for defamation Thursday over its coverage of a meat product that critics dub «pink slime,» claiming the network damaged the company by misleading consumers into believing it is unhealthy and unsafe.

The company has just settled a lawsuit about misleading claims that it has previously made about the drink.

The filing also reportedly claims that McDougal was misled about the deal by the publishing company when she signed it.

Ms. McDougal, in a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, claims that Mr. Cohen was secretly involved in her talks with the tabloid company, American Media Inc., and that A.M.I. and her lawyer at the time misled her about the deal.

A year later, the European Commission fined Facebook 110 million euros, or about $ 122 million, for misleading the commission during its acquisition of WhatsApp, saying that Facebook incorrectly claimed that it was impossible to combine user data collected by the two companies.

Toyota shareholders incensed over a sudden drop in the Japanese automaker's stock price are heading to court with lawsuits claiming company executives deliberately misled investors and the public about the depth of accelerator problems in millions of its vehicles....

Gizmodo reports that complaint shareholder Fan Yuan has accused the company of making «materially false and / or misleading» claims about its handling of user data, and failing to disclose the ongoing situation has reduced the value of Facebook shares.

AMD also had several lawsuits lodged against it after its initial statements on the Spectre / Meltdown vulnerabilities, which the Plaintiffs claim were misleading, so the company is obviously (and wisely) exercising some caution.

At its peak, the company had nearly 80 franchises across Australia as well as more than a dozen company - owned stores, but over the last few years, a number have closed and a disgruntled Brisbane franchisee launched an $ 800,000 legal action against Pie Face claiming they were misled over profit projections, which Homschek denied.

From smaller offenses like misleading claims about «all natural» products, to big lies like Volkswagen's VW, +0.00 % emissions scandal, it is hardly news that companies claim to care about the environment when they really care about the bottom line.

The women say they were assaulted by their drivers, and claim the ride - hail company has engaged in unlawful and «fraudulent» conduct that misled them into believing their drivers would safely transport them.

Georgetti's claim that companies are sitting on cash rather than investing and creating jobs is equally misleading.

Fan Yuan, the shareholder who filed the suit, accuses Facebook of making «materially false and / or misleading» claims about the company's handling of user data — meaning the instances where Facebook or Zuckerberg himself addressed privacy and security issues and failed to disclose the ongoing Cambridge Analytica fiasco.

So the claim that Hero is the largest bicycle manufacturer is clearly wrong and in my opinion could be interpreted as misleading investors believing that there is a «deep pocket» Indian investor, whereas in reality, Hery cycles is only a relatively small company selling lots of ultracheap bicycles.

On a 5 p.m. EST conference call with financial analysts and investors to discuss the company's first quarter earnings results, which showed a $ 6 million net loss year over year, Dearborn said that claims by Gannett that Tribune wasn't seriously considering the offer were «misleading and disingenuous.»

After investigations by the United States Federal Trade Commission and Canada's Competition Bureau in 2010, 4 US bamboo companies were charged, and 78 warnings were issued for misleading advertising claims related to «bamboo fabrics».

Because the UK Infant Formula and Follow - on Formula Regulations (2007) has failed to implement at the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and subsequent, relevant World Health Assembly Resolutions correctly, companies are able to use follow - on formula advertising to promote unnecessary and expensive products with misleading claims.

Companies use misleading claims and promotional messages to glorify their products - encouraging parents to believe that they are essential, that they have a health advantage, will improve vision, reduce allergies, make children more intelligent and gain weight.

Too often companies make misleading claims to be able to charge more for formula that is essentially the same as other brands (all formula has to comply with composition requirements).

As an alternative to misleading claims from formula companies, you could display our breastfeeding calendar.

Under the Convention on the Rights of the Child parents have the right to accurate information on nutrition, which entails stopping misinformation, including from breastmilk substitute companies which promote their products with misleading claims and aggressive marketing practices.

The Food and Drug Administration is considering tougher oversight of infant formula labeling and advertising to ensure that the often misleading «structure / function» claims companies make («comfort proteins»; «designed to be more like breast milk») are valid.

Company information is often misleading: Baby Milk Action has already won cases about bogus claims made for Danone and SMA formula in advertising.

Part of the problem is also the massive sums baby milk companies spend on promoting their products with misleading claims that both undermine breastfeeding and rip off mothers who use formula.

Top attorneys led by New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and former Vice President Al Gore announced a collective effort to investigate Exxon Mobil over environmentalist claims that the company misled the public about its role in climate change.

The UK engineering firm also accused the turnaround company of making «misleading» claims about its strategy and pension scheme.

Some companies, all over the Internet, claim misleading high figures of Ellagic Acid content in their products.

In 2009 alone, the FDA warned 17 companies that they were providing misleading nutritional information on their packaging or making overly specific health claims.

So far, the company has put out twowhitepapers that promulgate the misleading claim that it is an «independent publisher» (along with other inaccuracies about the publishing industry).

[The companies] falsely promise consumers they can achieve savings without increasing their payments, falsely promise immediate savings that actually took years to achieve, mislead consumers about the costs associated with the program, and falsely claim to be affiliated with mortgage lenders and servicers.

There have also been reports of very high fees and companies making misleading claims about the true value of your home.

Jenna Keehnen, executive director for United States Organizations for Bankruptcy Alternatives (USOBA), a debt settlement and negotiation association, says that the USOBA has instituted a «zero tolerance policy» regarding these misleading companies and has reported more than 30 entities that make similar claims to the Texas Attorney General's Office.

«These companies are unfairly luring financially strapped consumers with misleading claims that they can effectively eliminate consumers» debt,» Madigan said.

Some companies claim to give over 1,500 and no fax loans but that is a misconcept and misleads the consumer.

The same principle applies to other misleading claims, such as that the companies can stop creditor calls or collection lawsuits.

Many claiming that the company fraudulently enrolled them with misleading information on job placement statistics and the perceived value of their degree.

The primary consumer protection problem areas that have given rise to the States» actions include: (1) unsubstantiated claims of consumer savings; (2) deceptive representations about the length of time necessary to complete a debt relief program; (3) misleading or failing to adequately inform consumers that they will be subject to continued collection efforts, including lawsuits, and that their account balances will increase due to extended nonpayment under the program; (4) deceptive disparagement of consumer credit counseling; (5) deceptive disparagement of bankruptcy as an alternative for debtors; (6) lack of screening and analysis to determine suitability of debt relief programs for individual debtors; (7) the collection of substantial up - front fees so the debt relief company gains even if it fails to perform; (8) lack of transparency and information for consumers as to payment of fees, status of accounts, and communications with creditors; (9) significant delays in active negotiation or engagement with creditors, coupled with prohibitions on direct consumer communications with creditors; and (10), in the case of debt settlement companies, basing savings claims (and settlement fees) not on the original account balance, but on the inflated amount due (including late fees and default rates of interest) at the time of settlement.

If enacted, this legislation will help address the abuses that have riddled the debt settlement industry and protect consumers from deceptive advertising, misleading claims, and excessive fees charged by a number of these companies.

Despite this, some companies are trying to mislead the pet - owning public by claiming they have high quality evidence showing they provide the same benefit without the risks.

Hills Science Diet, the company that manufactures Science Diet, claims that the food is recommended by veterinarians and contains high - quality ingredients, but many have found these claims to be misleading.

Many companies that sell nourishing bathing products worry that the unrestricted use of misleading words allows dishonest manufacturers to make unreliable claims and might deter groomers from buying the quality goods that are made by producers whose shampoos and conditioners use authentic naturally sourced ingredients.

In February 2000, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a «warning letter» ordering the company to cease certain misleading health claims.

The company that owns these brands, TracFone Wireless, has agreed to settle charges that its «unlimited» data claims were misleading and...

However, instead of recognizing the effort by tech companies to produce enough power to meet the demand of their data facilities, Chesser cites the fossil fuel - funded Institute for Energy Research to lambast these companies for «misleading claims.»

«Reports that Exxon Mobil will reduce its proved reserves by about 20 % have caused great excitement, coming after New York Attorney General Schneiderman's claims that the company might have misled investors about the impact of climate change on its reserve valuation....