DSSRC’s Arbonne Decision Gets It Wrong
Council blesses MLM’s use of unsubstantiated earnings claims.
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TINA.org’s Year in Review 2020
Looking back at 2020.
TINA’s Take: Supreme Court Considers Whether Liars Can Keep Money They Stole
TINA.org files brief in critical case concerning FTC authority.
Deceptive Income Claims – How Not to Market Your MLM Business
How income claims, even truthful ones, can be deceptive when marketing the MLM business opportunity.
Court Rules that Success by Health Was a Pyramid Scheme
Court also finds that defendants made false and deceptive earnings claims.
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2019
It was another successful year outing deceptive marketing on multiple fronts.
#RealDirectSellers Don’t Obtain Financial or Time Freedom
Trade organization campaign features deceptive income claims.
Marketers Downplay Consumer Harm Caused by Negative Option Offers
Marketers are attempting to put a positive spin on the negative option.
Alleged Pyramid Scheme Nerium Pens Its Wish List
Declarations in court filing read more like a legislative manifesto than remedies that could appropriately be issued by a court.
Flat Tummy’s Outrageous Marketing Tactics Need to Stop
“Detox” tea company’s influencer-driven marketing claims fall flat.
Comment at FDA Public Meeting on Dietary Supplements
Comment made by TINA.org executive director, Bonnie Patten at the FDA’s public meeting on Responsible Innovation in Dietary Supplements held on May 16, 2019. Thank you for the opportunity to…