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FTC Settles With Pain Relief Marketer For $4 Million
The FTC announced a settlement with NeuroMetrix, Inc., and its CEO, Shai Gozani, relative to allegations that the marketers made deceptive pain relief claims on a medical device called Quell. Quell is an FDA-cleared…
Ad Law Access Podcast: Automatic Renewal Plans
As we have discussed here on Ad Law Access, subscription plans that automatically renew at the end of a term have become more popular with companies and they’re also getting more scrutiny from regulators. On the…
FTC Seeks Public Comment on Endorsement Guides
This morning, the FTC announced that it is seeking public comment on whether to make changes to its Endorsement Guides as part of the agency’s systematic review of all current rules and guides. The Guides were first…
New FTC Settlement Targets Fake Ratings and Reviews
Yesterday, the FTC announced that it had reached a settlement with LendEDU and three of its officers over misleading ratings and reviews. LendEDU runs a website that compares student loans and other financial…
The Boundaries of the FTC’s Section 13(b) Authority: 24 State AGs Weigh In
On January 30 th, 24 State Attorneys General*, led by Kwame Raoul (D) of Illinois, submitted an amici curiae brief in support of the Federal Trade Commission’s position in FTC v. Credit Bureau Center LLC . These…