Don’t Let Some Ads Get the Best of Your Pet Consumer News Don’t Let Some Ads Get the Best of Your Pet The market for pet-related products has soared in the past decade. The American Pet Products Association (APPA) estimates that the industry now generates over $50 billion in sales annually, an…
Ad or Not: CBS Mornings ‘Exclusive’ with Alex Rodriguez Consumer News Ad or Not: CBS Mornings ‘Exclusive’ with Alex Rodriguez News ‘exclusive’ or orchestrated corporate promotion?
Is that a Real Job Offer? Know the Red Flags of Fake Opportunities Consumer News Is that a Real Job Offer? Know the Red Flags of Fake Opportunities If you’re looking for a job, you need to watch out for ads offering to help you with your resume or help you find employment. While some of these companies…
Pyramid Scheme Expert Issues Warning about Vemma Consumer News Pyramid Scheme Expert Issues Warning about Vemma Business school dean cautions students and other deans.
Travel Insurance Assurance? Consumer News Travel Insurance Assurance? This Thanksgiving, ensure you know what’s what with the various assurances of travel insurance.
Misleading Drug Marketing Might Just Kill You Consumer News Misleading Drug Marketing Might Just Kill You Amgen, the world’s largest biotechnology company that made billions marketing its anemia drug Aranesp for unapproved uses, agreed to pay $762 million to settle off-use marketing charges.
Making Sense of Hedge-Fund Marketing Consumer News Making Sense of Hedge-Fund Marketing Hedge Funds can advertise now, but look before you leap.
Reader Poll: Settlements Should Provide Cash Consumer News Reader Poll: Settlements Should Provide Cash Coupons are not the preferred choice in false ad class actions.
TINA.org Wants More Teeth in Class-Action Settlement Consumer News TINA.org Wants More Teeth in Class-Action Settlement Sonicare AirFloss settlement doesn’t adequately compensate consumers.
Five Common Complaints about Guthy-Renker Consumer News Five Common Complaints about Guthy-Renker Informercial maker uses glossy ads and celebrity endorsements, but also gets hit with plenty of consumer complaints.
Germbullet and Others Won’t Save You from the Flu Consumer News Germbullet and Others Won’t Save You from the Flu FDA cracks down on companies promoting flu aids that claim to combat the germs.
A Fish by any Other Name Is a Problem Consumer News A Fish by any Other Name Is a Problem Study finds consumers are served mislabeled fish.
Amgen Gets Help from Congress Despite Record Consumer News Amgen Gets Help from Congress Despite Record Two weeks after Amgen pled guilty to a single misdemeanor count of drug misbranding in a $762 million record settlement, it won a major victory.
Oregon Smacks Down Pfizer Consumer News Oregon Smacks Down Pfizer Oregon requiring Pfizer to get ads approved by FDA because of violations.
FDA Declines to Decide whether Foods with GMOs are “Natural” Consumer News FDA Declines to Decide whether Foods with GMOs are “Natural” Agency stays out of lawsuits on the matter.
Mixed Signals from Cellphone Ads Consumer News Mixed Signals from Cellphone Ads Carriers facing challenges to advertisements.
Michael Kors to Change Alleged Deceptive Outlet Store Pricing Tags Consumer News Michael Kors to Change Alleged Deceptive Outlet Store Pricing Tags Company will bag MSRP tag that lawsuit alleged was deceiving consumers.
How Adore Me Deceives You Consumer News How Adore Me Deceives You TINA.org files complaint with state and federal regulators.
Worst False Ad Court Actions 2015 Consumer News Worst False Ad Court Actions 2015 Where courts fell short in satisfying consumers who sued companies in false ads cases.
FDA Asks Public to Define ‘Natural’ Consumer News FDA Asks Public to Define ‘Natural’ Agency signals it might finally define the term.