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Venable LLP

DOJ Dismisses Lawsuit Over COVID Nasal Spray False Advertising

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On March 10, the Department of Justice (DOJ) moved to drop a lawsuit filed on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against Xlear, which marketed a line of over-the-counter saline nasal spray products touted to treat...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (July 12, 2022)

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Regulatory Announcements- CFPB Issues Advisory Opinion on FCRA Permissible Purposes for Providing Consumer Reports. On July 7, the CFPB issued an Advisory Opinion on the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) that outlines...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FTC Order: Auto Marketing Company and Owner Banned From Industry for Misleading Consumers

On January 28, the FTC announced that it banned an automotive marketing company and its owner from the auto industry for the next twenty years for allegedly engaging in unfair and deceptive practices in violation of the FTC...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

CBD Health Claims Raise FTC’s Hackles (And Prompt Class Action Suits)

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Near the end of 2020, in mid-December, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched what it referred to as “Operation CBDeceit,” a law enforcement sweep challenging allegedly unproven representations that CBD products could...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

ICYMI: The FTC Has Civil Penalty Authority Relative To COVID-Related Advertising

As 2020 drew to a close and Congress scrambled reach a deal to continue funding the federal government, tucked in amidst the 2124 pages of the 2021 Appropriations Bill is a new power for the FTC: civil penalty authority for...more

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