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Feb 2, 2020 We'll look at some major false advertising cases filed by the FTC and some To target the false claims that diet pills and weight loss cream
The Federal Trade Commission has charged four companies with deceptive advertising related to their weight loss products. "Operation Failed Resolution," as the FTC calls it, is an effort by the A recent high profile class action lawsuit for false advertising was filed against Red Bull, whose slogan was “Red Bull gives you wings.” The complaint claimed that the consumers had been drinking red bull for several years without sprouting wings. The FTC has investigated, sued, and stopped many companies that made false weight loss claims in their ads. One such company, LeanSpa, used fake websites and false news reports to promote their bogus products. Today, the FTC launched a new website, based partly on the LeanSpa case, to help people identify false weight loss claims. WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday fined the marketers of four weight loss pills $25 million for making false advertising claims ranging from rapid weight loss to reducing the
If you bought any of these dietary supplements, our false advertising lawyers would like to hear from you. You can contact one of our attorneys by filling out the form to the right or calling toll-free 866-981-4800. Affected supplements The Attorney General tested herbal supplements from the following stores and brands:
Jun 17, 2020 Most dietary supplement class action lawsuits focus solely on whether the As the line between potentially false advertising class actions and dietary supplement marketer falsely advertised the weight-management, energy
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Consumers should carefully evaluate advertising claims for weight-loss products. For more information, see the FTC’s guidance for consumers of products and services advertised for Weight Loss & Fitness. The FTC also has new guidance for media outlets on spotting false weight-loss claims in advertising. Two popular types of class action lawsuits brought against dietary supplement companies are those based on false advertising or misbranding. These types of class action lawsuits are based not on the theory that the product is dangerous or has physically hurt someone, but rather, that consumers were defrauded into purchasing the product. On Wednesday, a New York federal judge dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit accusing of neglecting to perform its due diligence in preventing the sale of weight loss supplements comprising a dangerous and prohibited ingredient called sibutramine” by third party vendors. Meridia® is a prescription diet medication used to treat.