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Stemming unproven stem cell therapy claims
Old West nostrum sellers used to market treatments for a broad range of diseases with the…
NextGen’s ad claims: Isn’t it ironic?
Like Alanis Morissette’s “rain on your wedding day” or “a free ride when you’ve already paid,”…
Billions back to consumers for VW’s false “clean diesel” claims
The FTC just announced a partial settlement with Volkswagen Group of America that will return as…
Online Trading Academy settles charges it made deceptive money-making claims and tried to gag consumers
In a lawsuit filed earlier this year, the FTC alleged that Online Trading Academy made unsubstantiated…
You had me at aloe? FTC challenges disease treatment claims for aloe and cranberry products
Aloe and cranberry: a useful plant and a nutritious fruit. But are they clinically proven alone…
The New Administrative False Claims Act: Key Amendments and Implications
On December 23, 2024, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)…
$20 million FTC settlement requires Uber to have proof for earnings, auto financing claims
In promotional materials to attract prospective drivers, ride-hailing company Uber Technologies touted how much money drivers…
Game over: FTC challenges Sony’s claims for PlayStation Vita and tweets by Deutsch LA
According to the ads, “It’s a problem as old as gaming itself. Stay home and just…
Avoid fireworks: Look to the FTC for help with your Made in USA claims
Regular readers know that when it comes to false “Made in USA” claims, the FTC means…
Pump fiction? FTC challenges claims for fuel cards
Everyone wants to save money at the pump. And no one wants to cut fuel costs…
Putting the brakes on unproven superiority claims
If you say you’re better, you’d better be better – and you’d better have appropriate proof…
FTC challenges claims that products could treat side effects of cancer treatment
The FTC’s fight against the deceptive marketing of unproven cancer treatments goes back to the early…
HP to pay $4 million in class-action settlement over discount claims
Affected customers could get $10 to $100 as settlement payments By Truman Lewis of ConsumerAffairs April…
Made in USA claims: Three cheers for the said right and true
Two products sit side by side on the store shelf, but only one says “Made in…
FTC settlement challenges deceptive claims by patent assertion entity
Patent assertion entities have been the subject of much debate in antitrust and intellectual property circles.…
Thinking about making Coronavirus claims? Read the latest FTC warning letters first.
It’s FTC Advertising 101: Don’t make claims about serious medical conditions unless you have solid proof…
FTC takes on unproven health claims and “own-dorsements”
It’s a disturbing trend. Companies are targeting older consumers, claiming to have easy answers for serious…
The letters of the law: 35 more companies warned about questionable COVID claims
FTC staff sent the latest round of warning letters to 35 businesses alleged to have made…
Finding Religion on a Motion to Dismiss: Federal Court Concludes that Plaintiff’s Secular Concerns About COVID Vaccines Do Not Foreclose Religious Discrimination Claims
By: Erin Chow, Lukas Huldi, and Michael Steinberg Seyfarth Synopsis: In a dispute over workplace vaccination…