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1 day agoDua Lipa Launches Multimillion-Dollar Suit Against Samsung - Above the Law
Samsung allegedly used Dua Lipa’s image on TV packaging without permission, leading to a lawsuit seeking at least $15 million in damages.
Lipa is seeking "no less than $15 million" in damages for "copyright infringement, trademark infringement and misappropriation of Plaintiff's likeness and image." Dua Lipa has sued Samsung over its use of her image on cardboard packaging for some of its televisions, which the singer says she did not consent to. Lipa alleges that Samsung prominently featured a photograph of her face on boxes for various television models, which were sold in stores across the United States.
In February 2026, a rumor spread widely that Frida Baby, a company that makes products for babies and postpartum care, used sexual innuendo in its marketing, leading a number of social media users to express their outrage. For example, an X post shared several images of Frida's alleged Instagram posts and packaging ( archived): sexual jokes to market baby products is actually sick and twisted @fridababy this is absolutely appalling and disgusting
Sometimes, change can be a good thing, but customers have ended up downright angry with quite a few changes Costco has made over the years. Sometimes, change is inevitable. However, the problem comes when the change makes the overall experience or product worse rather than better or just different. While sometimes the changes haven't been something the company had any control over, like being forced to switch manufacturers, other times, the changes have just missed the mark from the customers' point of view.
When the price of an item stays the same, but you get less product for your buck, that's shrinkflation. Unfortunately, shrinkflation can be pretty tough to spot if you're not in the habit of holding on to old containers or tracking exactly how much product comes in a container. Luckily, people online (and especially in the r/Shrinkflation subreddit) are sharing the real-life examples of this sneaky tactic, and once you start noticing it, you'll likely find it much easier to spot. So, here are 22 infuriating examples of shrinkflation that people have shared in the last few weeks:
In the lawsuit, which was filed Monday in federal court in Ohio, Smucker said the round, crustless sandwiches Trader Joe's sells have the same pie-like crimp markings on their edges that Uncrustables do. Smucker said the design violates its trademarks. Smucker also asserted that the boxes Trader Joe's PB&J sandwiches come in violate the Orrville, Ohio-based company's trademarks because they are the same blue color it uses for the lettering on "Uncrustables" packages.