Category Archives: Deceptive Advertising
FTC Sues Companies That Touted Get-Rich-Quick Scheme On Facebook
FTC Sues Companies That Touted Get-Rich-Quick Scheme On Facebook By Wendy Davis The Federal Trade Commission has obtained an order against companies that allegedly ran ads on Facebook and Instagram to market a bogus get-rich-quick scheme. Digital Altitude, Aspire Processing and …
Minneapolis marketing agency to pay $2 million to settle complaint on deceptive ads
Minneapolis marketing agency to pay $2 million to settle complaint on deceptive ads By Nicole Norfleet A Minneapolis advertising agency agreed to pay $2 million to the Federal Trade Commission and Maine’s attorney general office to settle a lawsuit in which …
NY sues fentanyl drug maker for $75M
NY sues fentanyl drug maker for $75M By Claude Solnik New York State Attorney General’s office has filed a lawsuit charging that Insys Therapeutics used false advertising to market Subsys, a drug that includes fentanyl, a highly addictive drug. The law …
Organic Consumers Association Files New Roundup Lawsuit Against Bigelow Tea
Organic Consumers Association Files New Roundup Lawsuit Against Bigelow Tea Posted by Roopal Luhana The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) recently filed a deceptive advertising lawsuit against tea-maker R. C. Bigelow, Inc., in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. It claims …
A watchdog group says Gillette’s “Boston made” ad campaign is deceptive
A watchdog group says Gillette’s “Boston made” ad campaign is deceptive By Cale Guthrie Weissman Truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) has big problems with a recent Gillette national ad campaign. The company, in both commercials and on social media posts, highlighted its Boston headquarters, …
Marketers Barred from Making Deceptive Claims about Products Ability to Mitigate Side Effects of Cancer Treatment
Marketers Barred from Making Deceptive Claims about Products Ability to Mitigate Side Effects of Cancer Treatment By IVN CellMark Biopharma, LLC and its CEO have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made false or unsupported claims regarding two …
City to seek $36.5 million in fines from Queens-based car dealer Major World for deceptive practices
City to seek $36.5 million in fines from Queens-based car dealer Major World for deceptive practices By Angela Matua The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) previously announced that they would seek more than $2 million from car dealer Major World for deceiving their customers, …
What retailers should be aware of in developments in advertising law
What retailers should be aware of in developments in advertising law By Chad Finkelstein Having just survived peak shopping season, retailers — hoping to start 2018 off on a high note — are going to start vying for the public’s attention …
Group Files FTC Complaint Against HSUS
Group Files FTC Complaint Against HSUS By Hoosier Ag Today The Center for Consumer Freedom filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission regarding the Humane Society of the U.S. The non-profit CCF says the Humane Society is responsible for a …
CommInsure pays out for misleading advertising
CommInsure pays out for misleading advertising By Staff Reporter An ASIC investigation into the advertising for two life insurance policies issued by CommInsure has found the material included “deceptive statements”, prompting the company to pay to a consumer advice service. …
