Green Tea Hawaii

Fat burning claims challenged.

Outlet Stores Are Not Discount Retail Stores

What you should know before you go.

Ford C-MAX Hybrid

Coca-Cola Ads Eager to Sweeten Your View

Ad campaign seeks to defend diet soda.

NBA Says it Never Cleared Vemma’s Biz Structure

Relationship claims questioned.

Greens and Whole Foods Supplements

ConsumerLab.com has published results of its quality tests of greens and whole foods powders and pills. Supplements marketed with these terms typically contain chlorophyll-containing leaves, sprouts, algae, vegetables and fruits, herbs,…

Nest Programmable Thermostats

Nest Labs Inc. claimed in advertisements for its Nest Programmable Thermostat that “89% of other programmable thermostats are not programmed because they are so complicated that most consumers do not…

Ultimate Acai Diet

As heard on SiriusXM radio:   Says the ad: “You’ll burn fat, control your appetite, and get an energy surge like never before. If you want to lose 10, 20,…

Weekly Legal Roundup

Diamonds, energy supplements and cholesterol reducing drugs made legal headlines in the I-think-you’re-lying-to-me category during the week of February 11, 2013. Two new false advertising actions were filed: It’s a…

SunRun Inc.

iRenew Bracelet

Kevin Trudeau – one heck of a salesman or one heck of a liar?

Self-described “consumer advocate” and “exposer of corporate and government corruption,” this convicted felon lost the latest round in his decade long battle with the FTC.  On November 29, 2011, the…

Free Doesn’t Usually Mean Free

There’s lots of strings attached to offers of free products and services.

Few Regulations Govern Alcohol Advertising

Though it may be hard to believe, the alcohol advertising industry is self-regulated.  What does that mean?  It means it’s its own boss and makes up its own rules when…

Federal Laws Governing Ads

There are many federal laws that regulate advertisements in some way or another.

Sure, The Goop Lab Is Absurd — but It Also Offers Hope

Arielle Pardes, WIRED

Gwyneth Paltrow-Hosted ‘The Goop Lab’ Reveals First Trailer

THR Staff, The Hollywood Reporter

TINA.org leads charge against deceptive Instagram ads

David Perera, FTC Watch

Orlando boom company Jeunesse faces scrutiny over direct sales structure

Paul Brinkmann, Orlando Sentinel

Tom Horne campaign contributors prompt questions

J.T. Reid, AZ Central