MLMs Are Consistently Leaving Participants Behind
New book explores why MLMs are often associated with harmful outcomes – and what can be done about it.
Barnes et al. v. Big Lots, Inc.
22-cv-9782, S.D.N.Y.
(Nov. 2016)
SoundBody Maximum Strength Lidocaine Patches
Misleadingly implying that products adhere for 12 hours when they don’t
Misleadingly marketing products as “Maximum Strength” when the dosage of lidocaine is reduced because patches detach
Marketing that patches relieve pain by “Desensitiz[ing] Aggravated Nerves” when the FDA has determined such claims are misleading
Pending
New book explores why MLMs are often associated with harmful outcomes – and what can be done about it.
You don’t need to fake your own death to feel love.
Marketing and reality are not in sync.
New study opens the floodgates to class-action litigation.
Agency alleges MLM misled recruits about earnings, pressured distributors to buy products and encouraged fake retail sales.