FTC Takes TruHeight’s Growth Claims Down a Few Pegs
Supplement maker agrees to pay $750K to settle deceptive health claims lawsuit.
Weizman et al. v. Talkspace, Inc.
23-cv-912, N.D. Cal.
(March 2023)
Talkspace
Falsely representing that new patients will receive “personalized matches” with suitable therapists within 48 hours when patients are assigned therapists that do not match their requests and therapists are assigned based on the therapists’ availability
Deceptively enrolling consumers into subscriptions that automatically renew without notifying them or getting their permission
Failing to disclose that paid-for and unused therapy sessions expire in 30 days
Pending
Supplement maker agrees to pay $750K to settle deceptive health claims lawsuit.
Settlement comes after TINA.org exposed thousands of deceptive income claims.
TINA.org sheds light on confusing and misleading brightness claims.
Brant James, Ingame
Company becomes the latest to leave the industry.