Tag Archives: Advertising
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 …
Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Just Got Slammed For Deceptive Advertising
Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Just Got Slammed For Deceptive Advertising By Stephanie M. Lee Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop routinely draws criticism for its promotion of crystals, supplements, vaginal jade eggs, and all manner of other health products. Now, a consumer watchdog group …
Nestle Accused of ‘Colossal Fraud’ In Poland Spring Suit
Nestle Accused of ‘Colossal Fraud’ In Poland Spring Suit By Dan Gutierrez Despite claims that it draws its water from “eight natural springs” in the ME area, the suit says, “Poland Spring Water products all contain ordinary groundwater that Defendant collects …
Sony Xperia Devices Claimed to Be Misrepresented as ‘Waterproof’ in New Lawsuit
Sony Xperia Devices Claimed to Be Misrepresented as ‘Waterproof’ in New Lawsuit By Shekhar Thakran A US federal court in New York has preliminary approved a nationwide class action settlement against Sony regarding waterproof capabilities offered by certain Xperia smartphones and tablets. The class action …
FTC Probing Allegations of Amazon’s Deceptive Discounting
FTC probing allegations of Amazon’s deceptive discounting Diane Bartz As part of its review of Amazon’s agreement to buy Whole Foods, the Federal Trade Commission is looking into allegations that Amazon misleads customers about its pricing discounts, according to a …
