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DoJ SUES Kars4Kids for FALSE Advertising and Unlawful Business Practices
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Date: May 13th, 2026 12:19 PM Author: Cruel-hearted reading party Protectus Law Announces Landmark California Court Ruling Against Kars4Kids for False Advertising and Unlawful Business Practices
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., May 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Protectus Law and Graham & Associates LLP, the source law firms representing California resident Bruce Puterbaugh, announce a groundbreaking ruling with nationwide implications for charitable fundraising practices. Following a full trial on the merits in Puterbaugh v. Oorah, Inc. and Kars4Kids, Judge Apkarian of the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, found that Kars4Kids violated California's False Advertising Law and Unfair Competition Law by intentionally misleading donors through its deceptive "1-877-Kars4Kids" advertising jingle.
Protectus Law and Graham & Associates LLP brought the lawsuit under the California False Advertising and Unfair Competition laws on behalf of Mr. Puterbaugh, a California cabinet maker in his 70s. In 2021, he donated a vehicle after repeatedly hearing the jingle, believing the charity broadly benefited underprivileged children across the U.S., including California, because the ads mentioned no geographic or religious limitations.
In the final order issued on May 8, 2026, the Court ruled that Kars4Kids' actions constituted an "actionable strategy of deception". The Court found that 60% of the funds go to Oorah, supporting Orthodox Jewish programs primarily in New York, New Jersey, and the Middle East, with no geographic nexus to California. Under cross-examination, Kars4Kids' COO admitted the organization's primary purpose is to help "Jewish kids and families throughout their lives." The Court cited evidence that funds supported adult and family programs – including matchmaking services, "gap year" trips for 17- and 18-year-olds, and a $16.5 million real estate acquisition in Israel – which contradicts the "needy child" persona cultivated by the ad.
Judge Apkarian noted that broadcasting the jingle is fraudulent because it relies on "false assumptions created by the Defendant's calculated silence". The Court rejected Kars4Kids' argument that the First Amendment protected their omissions, holding that fraudulent omissions are not shielded by free expression. Furthermore, the Court rejected the defense that consumers should independently research the charity online before donating, ruling that the deception occurs the moment donors respond to the broadcast solicitation.
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Date: May 13th, 2026 3:26 PM Author: Cruel-hearted reading party . (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866332&forum_id=2#49883931) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 3:27 PM Author: Talking hunting ground multi-billionaire Wtf I love the DoJ now (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866332&forum_id=2#49883933) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 7:51 PM Author: aphrodisiac pea-brained national (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866332&forum_id=2#49884359) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 9:50 PM Author: Costumed dog poop station the DOJ didn't do shit, of course. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866332&forum_id=2#49884543) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 3:31 PM Author: green round eye lodge (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866332&forum_id=2#49883941) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 3:42 PM Author: trip fortuitous meteor kikes arguing that free expression protects intentionally deceptive omissions is a new low
someone needs to send judge apkarian a video of fiveish |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 7:02 PM Author: motley shrine antidepressant drug (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866332&forum_id=2#49884250) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 8:10 PM Author: contagious striped hyena mad cow disease it's free speech and, besides, you shouldn't have believed our lies.
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Date: May 13th, 2026 8:12 PM Author: trip fortuitous meteor your "people" will be unceremoniously dumped into mass graves by the end of the century, hth (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866332&forum_id=2#49884412) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 3:56 PM Author: Racy elite state rigpig hold on to your cock when you deal with these desert people (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866332&forum_id=2#49883980) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 5:55 PM Author: avocado hyperventilating site skinny woman lol @ this armenian judge (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866332&forum_id=2#49884161) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 6:21 PM Author: Unholy peach forum ruling seems sound (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866332&forum_id=2#49884194) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 7:02 PM Author: honey-headed lettuce we wuz genocide (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866332&forum_id=2#49884249) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 6:05 PM Author: rebellious milky rehab Trump is going to overturn this. Kars4Kids was treated very unfairly. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866332&forum_id=2#49884180) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 6:21 PM Author: Unholy peach forum (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866332&forum_id=2#49884196) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 7:21 PM Author: hairless corner It's another Shoah! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866332&forum_id=2#49884316) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 8:15 PM Author: snowy mewling kitty cat (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866332&forum_id=2#49884427) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 6:07 PM Author: Multi-colored Box Office this is actually 180
i assumed this was an animeboi head fake but it appears to be real |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 9:07 PM Author: Cruel-hearted reading party It was a private individual suing in an ANTI-SEMITIC California court not the DoJ, u got reverse big-willy styled. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866332&forum_id=2#49884521) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 7:29 PM Author: violent blue tank newt didnt expect a link
will be overturned quietly at some point |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 8:09 PM Author: Abusive Toaster Dysfunction “including matchmaking services”
Lmfao |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 8:13 PM Author: trip fortuitous meteor example: https://nypost.com/2026/04/30/us-news/nyc-rabbi-found-dismembered-in-colombia-was-there-to-meet-new-wife-pal/ (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866332&forum_id=2#49884415) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 9:51 PM Author: Costumed dog poop station These lawsuits happen against Kars4Kids like every 3 years. Didn't MN Gov. sue them over the same thing a few years back? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866332&forum_id=2#49884545) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 10:03 PM Author: slippery arousing persian clown Very antisemitic! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866332&forum_id=2#49884563) |
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Date: May 14th, 2026 12:19 PM Author: hideous vibrant garrison the kids in that ad are like college aged now and probably spent their lives getting bullied to shit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866332&forum_id=2#49885364) |