Here are the basics of what you can and cannot do By Lauren Johnson Do you know the difference between an #ad, #sponsored content and a brand #partnership? As more brands turn to influencers to crank out social media posts, the …
Baby mattress-maker settles with FTC over alleged false organic claims By Ally Marotti Baby mattresses maker has agreed to settle charges from the Federal Trade Commission alleging that its organic product claims do not stack up. The case, involving Moonlight Slumber, …
VW attorneys call deceptive ads ‘puffery’ By Howard Fischer Attorneys for Volkswagen are telling a judge the firm can’t be found guilty of consumer fraud and fined potentially hundreds of millions of dollars because its now-disproved claims of the cleanliness of …
Casper went to war with a popular mattress reviews site — then financed its takeover By Jason Del Rey In April 2016, the mattress startup Casper sued three popular mattress review sites, claiming they drove business to Casper competitors without …
Watch out for these “free” kitchen and sports products By Francis Navarro When is free really free? This group of online marketers of “free” and “risk-free” trials of various kitchen and golf products is now in trouble with the Federal Trade …
Cosmetic clinics fined for false ads By Kang Seung-woo The nation’s antitrust watchdog said, Sunday, it has fined or issued correction orders to nine cosmetic surgery clinics for their exaggerated and deceptive advertisements to promote their practices. According to the Fair Trade Commission (FTC), two hospitals — Secret and Faceline plastic surgery clinics located in Gangnam District — were fined 25 million won ($22,000) and …
California Woman Sues Mike and Ike Company, Claiming Boxes Are Only Half-Full of Candy By Mahita Gajanan Stephanie Escobar sued Just Born Quality Confections, the company that sells the candies common to movie theaters in the U.S., after she says she …
5 popular apps you should be wary of if you care for your data privacy By dailyO The Supreme Couts ruling pronounced by a nine-judge bench on August 24, 2017, was not just against storing and sharing of an individual’s …
FTC serves health-app maker massive slice of humble pie—and $1.5M bill By Beth Mole The idea was that Pact app users would set their own goals for going to the gym, exercising, logging their food, and/or eating veggies each week. …
FTC imposes $6.5 million penalty on supplement outliers for making false claims By Michael Johnsen The FTC and State of Maine charged all nine defendants with making false and misleading claims about the supplements CogniPrin and FlexiPrin. The claims include …
