FTC Should Ban Individual Impersonation Scams
TINA.org submits comment in support of FTC’s proposal to ban fake celebrity endorsements, romance scams and other impersonation scams.
XCEL Premium Car Motor Oils
July 2018: This case was transferred to federal court. (Case No. 18-cv-23072, S.D. Fla.)
June 2018: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Amalie AOC for allegedly misleadingly marketing its line of XCEL Premium passenger car motor oils by failing to adequately disclose that the oils are not suitable for and can harm modern car engines. (Opalka et al v. Amalie AOC, LTD., Case No. 18-19664, Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit – Miami-Dade County, Florida)
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