
The FTC Needs to Implement a Deceptive Earnings Claims Rule
Consumers can’t afford to go it alone when it comes to atypical income claims.
December 2018: A federal judge granted final approval of a settlement agreement providing refunds to class members who submit valid claim forms and have not already received a full refund under the No Quibble Guarantee.
2012: A class-action lawsuit was filed against The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, Inc. and The Scotts Company LLC for, among other things, allegedly falsely marketing Scotts Turf Builder EZ Seed as having the ability to grow grass “50% thicker with half the water” when, according to plaintiffs, the seed does not work as advertised and actually prevents grass from growing. (In Re Scotts EZ Seed Litigation, Case No. 12-cv-04727, S. D. NY.).
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Consumers can’t afford to go it alone when it comes to atypical income claims.
Key phrase: “up to.” The average reward is only five bucks.
Cecilia D’Anastasio, Bloomberg
The MLM has been making deceptive earnings claims for the past decade.
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