Settlement, False Advertising, Civil Monetary Penalty

Stay ADvised: 2025, Issue 7

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/4/2025

New Suit Claims "Scientifically False" Pheromone Ads Are "Pure" False Advertising - "It's not myth. It's science." So claims Pure Instinct in its ads for pheromone perfumes. But a new class action lawsuit claims it's not...more

Massachusetts Secures Record Judgment Against Insurance Companies

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 1/17/2025

On the brink of the new year, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (MA AGO) secured a landmark $165 million judgment, including civil penalties and restitution, against three UnitedHealth insurance companies:...more

In AWAREmed Settlement FTC Says Opioid and Chronic Disease Ad Claims Must Be Backed by Science

Venable LLP on 3/23/2023

The Federal Trade Commission’s recent settlement with Dalal A. Akoury and AWAREmed Health & Wellness Resource Center provides a good overview of how today’s FTC approaches medical claims it believes are unsubstantiated. The...more

Don’t Be Bamboozled by Environmental Benefit Claims

International Lawyers Network on 5/11/2022

$5.5 Million FTC Settlements for Bamboo Textile and Environmental Benefit Claims Under Penalty Offense Authority - The FTC recently announced that it has reached a $2.5 million settlement with Kohl’s and a $3 million...more

Procera AVH Marketers Can Forget About Claiming to Reverse Memory Loss

Proskauer - Advertising Law on 7/31/2015

It turns out that there is not a magic pill capable of reversing the effects of aging on the human brain, including memory loss, or at least not one we can remember right now. The FTC recently reminded the marketers of...more

FTC Announces Settlement of First Actions against Auto Title Lenders

Ballard Spahr LLP on 2/5/2015

The Federal Trade Commission recently announced that it has entered into proposed settlements with two auto title lenders that were charged with deceptive advertising in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act and the Truth in...more