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Supplement Marketers to Pay $1.4 Million to FTC, Santa Cruz District Attorney

July 9, 2015 Last Wednesday, a group of supplement marketers agreed to pay $1.4 million to the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC” or “Commission”) and the Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s Office (the “Santa Cruz DA”). The settlements follow allegations that two Delaware companies, three California businesses and the entities’ two individual principals (the “Defendants”) […]

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FTC Pursues Marketers of Weight-Loss Supplements

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May 5, 2015 Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC” or “Commission”) announced that it has obtained a temporary restraining order from a federal court in California against a number of advertisers, marketers and distributors of weight-loss supplements – both individually and on behalf of their respective businesses. The Commission’s complaint alleges that the defendants

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The Magic Pill: FTC Settles Deceptive Marketing Action Involving Dietary Supplements Claimed to Treat Children’s Speech Disorders

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January 114, 2015 The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently entered into a settlement with a company and its owner to prevent them from making allegedly deceptive marketing representations to consumers that their dietary supplements effectively treat childhood speech disorders. Deceptive Marketing Action: The Magic Pill? The FTC sued NourishLife, LLC and its owner, Mark Nottoli,

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Federal Trade Commission Settles False Advertising Claims Against Health Supplement Company

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December 17, 2014 On December 11, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a settlement with HCG Platinum, LLC and its related health supplement providers (collectively, “HCG”) concerning allegedly false advertising practices. The settlement is valued at roughly $10 million. The FTC alleged that HCG made claims concerning products that it sold which were either

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Sensa to Refund Consumers in FTC Deceptive Marketing Settlement

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December 15, 2014 Deceptive Marketing Claims Associated with Sensa In January of 2014, Sensa Products, LLC, its parent company, Sensa, Inc., and certain of its principals (collectively, “Sensa”), entered into a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) concerning what the FTC alleged were deceptive marketing practices and improper endorsements associated with Sensa’s food additive

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