A federal class action lawsuit claims Clorox falsely advertises that its carbon-based Fresh Step cat litter is more effective at eliminating odors than other cat liters, and that cats "choose" Fresh Step over other cat litters.

 

"Clorox's claims that Fresh Step is superior to other cat litters is premised on its baseless assertion that carbon-based cat litter is more effective at eliminating odors than cat liters that contain other ingredients, such as baking soda," the Fresh Step cat litter class action lawsuit states.

 

"The truth, however, is that Clorox has no evidence to support its superiority claims," the class action lawsuit says, citing a recent federal court ruling that found that Clorox's testing "cannot reasonably support" the implication that Fresh Step outperforms other odor-eliminating cat litter products, and that the implication of Clorox's commercials is "literally false."

 

"Clorox's representations are false, misleading and reasonably likely to deceive the public," the Fresh Step class action lawsuit says, which has caused consumers to pay a significant premium for Fresh Step over competing cat litter brands.

 

The Fresh Step cat litter class action lawsuit is brought on behalf of all persons or entities that purchased Fresh Step cat litter in the United States between January 2008 and the present. It is seeking compensatory damages and full restitution to the Class.

 

A copy of the Clorox Fresh Step Class Action Lawsuit can be read here.

 

The case is Kristin Luszcz v. The Clorox Company, Inc., Case No. 12-cv-0356, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California.

Toyota has reached a class action lawsuit settlement over allegations that some 2001-2003 model year RAV4s have defective automatic transmissions. Under the RAV4 settlement, Toyota will provide a warranty enhancement and reimbursement to current and former RAV4 owners and lessees who submit valid claims.

 

The Toyota RAV4 class action settlement will resolve a class action lawsuit, entitled Milligan v. Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc., that claims some 2001-2003 RAV4s equipped with automatic transmissions have experienced a "harsh shift condition." When this occurs, the vehicle may suddenly not shift smoothly and/or it may exhibit harshness in shifting operations during driving. The "harsh shift condition" may be attributed to a malfunctioning Electronic Control Module (ECM).

 

Toyota denies wrongdoing but has agreed to establish a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve the litigation.

 

Class Members of the Toyota RAV4 class action settlement include all persons in the United States, including the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, who currently own or lease or formerly owned or leased a model year 2001 through 2003 Toyota RAV4 equipped with an automatic transmission. (Toyota previously mailed a notice regarding this issue to current owners as part of a separate Customer Support Program. However, this class action settlement expands that Customer Service Support Program to include prior owners and lessees.)

 

Class Members can receive the following benefits under the Toyota RAV4 class action settlement:

 

(1) Warranty Enhancement. Toyota will continue to provide a warranty enhancement to any Class Member, for a period of 10 years or 150,000 miles from the Class Vehicle's in-service date, whichever occurs first, for a harsh shift condition and/or illumination of the check engine light with the following codes: P0750, P0753, P0755, P0758, and/or P1760.

 

(2) Reimbursement Under the Existing Customer Support Program. Toyota will continue to offer reimbursement to current owners pursuant to the existing Customer Support Program. The class action settlement will extend this reimbursement to prior owners.

 

(3) Reimbursement for Repair Costs. Class Members who paid for a repair or replacement of the ECM and/or automatic transmission for the specific condition covered by this settlement during the enhanced-warranty period will be reimbursed.

 

To submit a claim form for reimbursement, you must download a claim form at www.RAV4ECMSettlement.com and mail it, along with the required documentation, during the Reimbursement Period, which is from the date of the Final Approval Order and Judgment through December 31, 2014.

 

Class Members who fail to submit valid reimbursement claims during the Reimbursement Period will not receive a payment from the RAV4 ECM settlement.

 

More information on your rights in the Toyota RAV4 ECM Class Action Lawsuit Settlement can be found at www.RAV4ECMSettlement.com.

TransUnion has reached a class action lawsuit settlement over allegations it issued credit reports to third parties that did not indicate if a consumer had disputed a debt. If the TransUnion class action settlement is approved, you may be able to receive six months of free credit monitoring and up to $100 if you meet the following criteria.

 

The TransUnion settlement will resolve a class action lawsuit, entitled Wang v. Asset Acceptance, LLC, et al., that alleges Asset improperly furnished information to TransUnion regarding purported delinquent accounts without reporting that the consumer had disputed the debt. The class action lawsuit further alleges that TransUnion subsequently issued credit reports to third parties containing information regarding the subject account but did not indicate that the consumer had disputed the debt.

 

Asset and TransUnion deny the allegations but have agreed to pay a combined $1 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve the litigation.

 

You are a Class Member of the TransUnion credit report class action settlement if, between June 22, 2009 and October 15, 2009, TransUnion issued your credit report to a third-party user in connection with your application for credit, insurance or employment, where the report described one or more Asset-owned delinquent accounts that you disputed but did not contain an "Account In Dispute" or "AID" remark.

 

If the TransUnion credit report settlement is approved, all Class Members will automatically receive a free six-month TransUnion Credit Monitoring Subscription. To activate this, you must submit your email address at the Settlement Administrator's website at www.WangClassActionSettlement.com, to which the Settlement Administrator will send an Activation Code.

 

In addition to the free credit monitoring, the TransUnion class action settlement will provide cash payments of up to $100 to 8,248 Settlement Class Members whose credit scores may have been lowered because their reports did not contain an "AID" remark. In order to receive a cash payment, these Class Members must submit a claim form postmarked on or before March 2, 2012.

 

Claim forms and more information on your rights in the TransUnion Credit Report Class Action Settlement can be found at www.WangClassActionSettlement.com.

 

Detailed instructions on how to file a valid claim and receive your settlement benefits can be found in our Open Lawsuit Settlements section.