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Weight-Loss Products FTC Act

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law - June 2016 #3

FTC Targets Spam, False Claims by Weight Loss Products - Alleging violations of the Federal Trade Commission Act and the CAN-SPAM Act, the Federal Trade Commission filed suit in Florida federal court against a pair of...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law - June 2016 #2

Dietary Supplement Makers Reach Deal With FTC - The makers of a dietary supplement touted to help users lose weight and aid with the symptoms of menopause settled with the Federal Trade Commission over charges that their...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law - May 2016 #3

Fake Subscription Notices, Real FTC Lawsuit - Fake subscription notices are the subject of a new lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission in an Oregon federal court. The defendants, a web of dozens of...more

Proskauer - Advertising Law

Companies to Pay Heavy Fine for Weight Loss Products

When it comes to certain diet pills, perhaps the only things getting slimmer are the wallets of the companies that sell them. Those companies, including Sale Slash LLC, agreed to pay over $43 million in a settlement last...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Too Good To Be True: FTC’s Crackdown On L’Occitane’s Body Slimming Almond Extracts

L’Occitane Inc’s advertisements for its topically-applied body sculpting almond extracts seemed straightforward: “Almond Shaping Delight 3 out of 4 women saw firmer, lifted skin. This luxuriously lightweight massage gel...more

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