Tag Archives: Ad Claims
Loan relief company deceived students, FTC says
Loan relief company deceived students, FTC says By Courtney Holmes SCAM ALERT! Forty two million American are saddled with student loan debt. But paying a company to help you get out of it, could leave you worse off than you …
Gulf Breeze Recovery Applauds Google’s Decision on Deceptive Drug Rehab Advertising
Gulf Breeze Recovery Applauds Google’s Decision on Deceptive Drug Rehab Advertising By Barnett Gilmer Google recently made an incredibly important decision that we are confident will help protect those who are at a vulnerable time in their life on the search …
SeaWorld’s Advertisements Are Full Of Lies
SeaWorld’s Advertisements Are Full Of Lies By Laura Bridgeman In effort to reinvent its image, theme park resorts to fudging facts again The International Marine Mammal Project released a new video last week that debunks many of the lies SeaWorld tells the …
Diet soda makers sued over “misleading” ads
Diet soda makers sued over “misleading” ads Posted by Local 8, Knoxville, TN Separate cases against Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Dr Pepper Snapple Group — the three largest makers of carbonated drinks in the US — accuse the companies of deceiving …
Baby mattress-maker settles with FTC over alleged false organic claims
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’
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
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
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
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
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 …
