MLMs Continue to Break the Law Despite FTC Warning Consumer News MLMs Continue to Break the Law Despite FTC Warning Deceptive health and income claims, including some tied to COVID-19, persist in wake of warning from the feds.
What You Need to Know about Metals.com Consumer News What You Need to Know about Metals.com All that glitters is definitely not gold at this California-based precious metals seller.
Mary Kay Off-Roads into Deceptive Income Claims Consumer News Mary Kay Off-Roads into Deceptive Income Claims The pink Cadillac is just one of many things top-selling distributors tout but few distributors achieve.
Confide’s Screenshot Protection Ad Alert Confide’s Screenshot Protection Class-action lawsuit challenges encrypted messaging app’s confidentiality claims.
Unfair Herbalife Settlement Leaves Distributors Out in Cold Consumer News Unfair Herbalife Settlement Leaves Distributors Out in Cold Objections filed to settlement that gives most distributors $20 or less, while lawyers get $5.25 million and the company continues business as usual.
The Price Is (Not Necessarily) Right Consumer News The Price Is (Not Necessarily) Right Searching for a sale this summer? Here are some things to look out for.
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2018 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2018 It was another successful year outing deceptive marketing on multiple fronts.
What You Should Know about the Trivia App Givling Consumer News What You Should Know about the Trivia App Givling Odds are you being good at trivia is not enough if you want to pay off your student loan debt with this app.
Weeding Out Juice Plus’ Illegal Health Claims Consumer News Weeding Out Juice Plus’ Illegal Health Claims Fruit and vegetable supplement MLM continues to violate the law.
TINA.org Executive Director to Testify Before Congress Consumer News TINA.org Executive Director to Testify Before Congress Tune in on Thursday to hear TINA.org’s take on ways to safeguard consumers and fight fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kind Law/Ben Travis Law Ad Alert Kind Law/Ben Travis Law Law firms’ Instagram ads touting “compensation” for MLM victims aren’t what they may seem.
Kyani, Head Scientist Double Down on Inappropriate Health Claims Consumer News Kyani, Head Scientist Double Down on Inappropriate Health Claims Multi-level marketing company fails to censure head of scientific board.
The Lowdown on Low T Consumer News The Lowdown on Low T Is Big Pharma marketing a drug to help aging men with low sex drives or really selling a made-up disease?
TINA.org Executive Director to Testify in Senate Hearing Consumer News TINA.org Executive Director to Testify in Senate Hearing Tune in on Tuesday to hear TINA.org’s take on fighting fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic and strengthening the FTC’s 13(b) authority.
TINA.org Webinar: FTC’s Remedial Authority After AMG Consumer News TINA.org Webinar: FTC’s Remedial Authority After AMG In case you missed it, watch the webinar with FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra.
Influencers Defy FTC Rules on Disclosure Despite Warnings Consumer News Influencers Defy FTC Rules on Disclosure Despite Warnings TINA.org finds 95 percent of social media influencers previously put on notice by the FTC breaking the law.
Prevagen Memory Study Falls Short Consumer News Prevagen Memory Study Falls Short TINA.org, AARP and others file legal brief urging court to reverse dismissal of Prevagen case.
The DSA Waffles Over AdvoCare Consumer News The DSA Waffles Over AdvoCare Former MLM holds onto its DSA membership in the aftermath of $150 million pyramid scheme settlement.
By The Numbers: Vanilla Flavor Class-Action Lawsuits Consumer News By The Numbers: Vanilla Flavor Class-Action Lawsuits TINA.org is currently tracking 70 class actions challenging claims that a variety of foods and beverages are truly vanilla.
Lipozene Brands Lipozene TINA.org investigated Obesity Research Institute’s marketing and found that it was deceptively advertising Lipozene, a weight-loss supplement, claiming that users could lose substantial weight without any change in diet or…