FTC Order Requires Company and Its Owner to Pay $146,249, and Stop Making Deceptive ‘Made in USA’ Claims
The Federal Trade Commission recently announced that a company that sells customizable promotional products such as wristbands, lanyards, temporary tattoos, and buttons, and its owner, will settle FTC charges that they made false, misleading, or unsupported advertising claims that their products were all or virtually all made in the United States. The settlement requires the company and … Read more
FTC Sues Facebook for Social Network Monopolization
The Federal Trade Commission has announced that it has sued Facebook, alleging that the company is illegally maintaining its personal social networking monopoly through a years-long course of anticompetitive conduct. Following a lengthy investigation in cooperation with a coalition of attorneys general of 46 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam, the complaint alleges that … Read more
Immunity Supplement Marketers Face Heightened Regulatory Scrutiny
Immunity supplements and express or implied COVID-19 prevention, treatment, cure or diagnosis-related representations are squarely within the crosshairs. Without limitation, a lack of competent and reliable scientific evidence with respect to the final product formulation – not just a single/handful of ingredient(s) – could prove disastrous for those hurriedly seeking to bring products to market without first ensuring that lawfully adequate substantiation is possessed prior to dissemination of claims.
Does Coronavirus Excuse Non-Performance Under a Contract?
The Coronavirus outbreak has raised a number of issues relating to contractual performance obligations. An excuse for non-performance of contractual obligations may potentially exist in the form of a “force majeure,” or “Act of G-d”) provision. Typically, force majeure provisions excuse non-performance for events such as natural disasters and war. While some force majeure clauses … Read more
