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The Enduring Primacy of Retail Sales in an MLM Context

POST HIGHLIGHTS • Meaning of Amway rules (1979), especially the “70% rule” and subsequent deterioration • Koscot (1975), Omnitrition (1996), and BurnLounge (2014) provide seminal rulings on the determination of…

FDA Proposes to Extend its Oversight to E-Cigarettes

Agency seeks to regulate the sale and advertising of e-cigarettes.

End of an era: Pai waves goodbye to the FCC

Alexandra S. Levine, Politico

Gwyneth Paltrow Says Goop Magazine Ended After Disagreement With Publisher Over Fact-Checking

Harriet Alexander, The Telegraph

Gold posts: Social-media endorsements are the latest thing in advertising

The Economist

Kardashian family accused of ‘deceptive’ marketing over paid for Instagram endorsements

Rebecca Stewart, The Drum

How energy drink firm ended up in feds’ sights

Amber Hunt, Cincinnati Enquirer

FTC Dissent Could Spell End To Strict Health Ad Standard

Allison Grande, Law360

Coppertone Defend and Care Whipped Ultra Hydrate

Allegations: Failing to disclose sunscreens contain the carcinogen benzene

TruBlend Pressed Powder

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the powder as safe when it contains unsafe per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS)

Celebrity-endorsed NFTs leave investors ‘financially crippled’

Jesselyn Cook, NBC News

Pulp Fiction? Florida’s Natural Now Made with Orange Juice Concentrate from Mexico

Longtime ‘not from concentrate’ product is now a blend.

Michael Jackson Album Lawsuit Comes to An End

The case may be resolved but what will deceived consumers get out of the deal?

Trend Micro

Allegations: Deceptively marketing programs as free without adequately disclosing that they automatically switch to paid subscriptions unless consumers cancel

XTEND Energy

Allegations: Falsely marketing products as containing “0 calories” when they actually contain 30-50 calories

Jocko Chocolate Milkshake Flavored Protein Powder Mölk Protein Blend

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “clean” when they contain a substantial amount of lead, which can lead to severe health risks and toxicity

Nantucket Nectars Juice Blend Cocktails

Allegations: Falsely marketing products as containing “All Natural Ingredients”

Is Deceptive Drug Marketing Killing Us?

Complaint alleges that painkiller companies schemed to deceive U.S. market.

TINA.org Sends Notification Letters to Celebrities Promoting NFTs

What’s behind these ubiquitous social media posts?