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Tuesday, September 22, 2026

The Daily Vigilance Briefing — the consumer-protection docket read for you every morning: new filings, legal developments, and settlements across consumer law, built to keep you on top of the competition, the trends, the state of the law, and the value of cases.

Notable filings

Rulings

$4.33B

Settlements tracked

$3.15B

Regulator relief

Notable new filings4

Notable consumer-protection actions from the last few days — federal by nature of suit, plus state-court filings the federal dockets miss; with the filing firm and a docket link.

Consumer Fraud / False Advertising

Comparable settlements: $7.5M median ($2.7M–$20.0M) · ~$62/member · 169 comparable settlements

Lyness v. Creation Foods US Inc. (S.D.N.Y., 2026-09-18)

Creation Foods US Inc. falsely advertised product contents or benefits to consumers.

pro se — unrepresented · docket ↗

Oaxaca v. Nobis, LLC (S.D.N.Y., 2026-09-18)

Nobis, LLC engaged in deceptive practices regarding product quality or marketing claims.

filed by Lynch Carpenter, LLP · docket ↗

Brand v. Garza Food Ventures, LLC (W.D. Tex., 2026-09-18)

Garza Food Ventures LLC (Siete Family Foods) sold Siete Sea Salt Kettle Cooked Potato Chips labeled "Made with Avocado Oil" that laboratory testing found contained seed oil substitutes instead.

filed by Cicala Wackerly Conrod PLLC · docket ↗

Noriega v. Sprouts Farmers Markets, LLC (C.D. Cal., 2026-09-18)

Sprouts Farmers Markets falsely labeled tortilla chips and potato chips as "Made With Avocado Oil" when they actually contained undisclosed seed oils.

filed by KalielGold PLLC · docket ↗

Filings and rulings sourced from CourtListener; settlements from public settlement notices; regulator actions from FTC/CFPB feeds. Snapshot generated 2026-09-22. — The Public Vector team

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Notable new filings4

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