Arriva Medical Ad Alert Arriva Medical As heard on SiriusXM: Arriva Medical promotes its “pain-free, talking meter.” Plus, if you “call now,” they’ll also ship you a “free” Betty Crocker diabetes cookbook. But “pain-free” doesn’t…
How Many Doctors Are There in this House? Consumer News How Many Doctors Are There in this House? Doctors, nurses at odds over who can be called Dr.
Infomercial sleeper ‘My Pillow’ gets $1 million wake-up call over false medical claims Media Coverage Infomercial sleeper ‘My Pillow’ gets $1 million wake-up call over false medical claims Ben Guarino, The Washington Post
How to Spot Bogus Medical Products Media Coverage How to Spot Bogus Medical Products Donna Fuscaldo, Fox Business
VSL#3 Probiotic Medical Food Class Action VSL#3 Probiotic Medical Food Allegations: Misleadingly using “VSL#3” in marketing after defendants lost the right to sell the proprietary formulation in 2016 and began selling an inferior formulation that had not been proven effective
Alexa Class Action Alexa Allegations: Misleadingly representing the extent to which Alexa devices record and store audio recordings
Safe & Healthy Disinfecting UV Light Ad Alert Safe & Healthy Disinfecting UV Light When it comes to UV devices and COVID-19, there is no magic wand.
HairMax LaserComb: Magic Bullet for Baldness or Follicle Fallacy? Ad Alert HairMax LaserComb: Magic Bullet for Baldness or Follicle Fallacy? How one company turned a clearance into a sales pitch.
Apple’s Subscriptions for iCloud Storage Class Action Apple’s Subscriptions for iCloud Storage Allegations: Misleadingly representing that owners of Apple devices who purchase iCloud subscriptions get the storage in the plan plus the 5GB of storage automatically provided to all owners of Apple…
Spotify Car Thing Class Action Spotify Car Thing Allegations: Misleadingly representing that devices would enable drivers to listen to and navigate Spotify when the company discontinued the devices and they will not be operational as of December 2024
Powerbeats Pro Headphones Class Action Powerbeats Pro Headphones Allegations: Marketing that headphones provide “up to 9 hours listening time,” charging cases provide “more than 24 hours listening time,” and devices provide continuous Bluetooth connectivity when they fail to…
TINA.org Files Complaint against ‘Brain Training’ Company Neurocore Consumer News TINA.org Files Complaint against ‘Brain Training’ Company Neurocore Unsubstantiated claims to treat ADHD, autism and depression are rampant in company’s marketing.
ZYTO Technologies Ad Alert ZYTO Technologies FDA warning letter focuses on the ZYTO Hand Cradle, marketed as a medical diagnostic device.
Taking Aim at Navajo Medicine Man Remedy’s Hearing-Loss Claims Ad Alert Taking Aim at Navajo Medicine Man Remedy’s Hearing-Loss Claims Reversing hearing loss in less than a few weeks? Science may have something else to say.
Robocall Medical Alert Systems Ad Alert Robocall Medical Alert Systems The FTC is warning consumers about illegal robocalls that pitch unwanted safety alert systems for older adults. The calls disguise themselves as a local number. If you pick up, the…
Federal Laws Governing Ads Consumer Basics Federal Laws Governing Ads There are many federal laws that regulate advertisements in some way or another.