The New FTC Guidance for Herbalife and MLM
If you don’t know where you are going, it’s going to take a lot longer to get there… Yogi Berra (paraphrase) Well, post-FTC v. Herbalife, no one is sure exactly…
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Herbalife, A Countdown Until May
Summary Most of the Herbalife FTC settlement does not take effect until May of 2017. Pershing Square is likely to push other regulating bodies to investigate Herbalife. SVP/ Manager of…
Herbalife And The MLM Industry: Questions Of Veracity
Summary 1) The FTC says Herbalife “actions cause or are likely to cause substantial injury to consumers.” 2) Herbalife says, “many of the allegations made by the FTC are factually…
Fake Seals and Phony Websites Promoting Dietary Supplements Equals FTC Lawsuit
Three things the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) really doesn’t like: deceptive claims about dietary supplements; deceptive certification or seal programs; and websites that look like editorial content, but are actually…
Mispriced Regulatory Risk And The Dubious Nature Of Herbalife Clubs Present A Compelling Short Case
Summary An under-reported statement from the FTC suggests that adverse business model changes are highly likely. Imposing the same rules as were imposed on Vemma would materially adversely affect the…
BRIEF-Herbalife reaches preliminary settlement with FTC – NY Post
* Herbalife has reached agreement in principle with U.S. FTC to settle a years-long probe into whether it was a pyramid scheme – NY Post * Announcement of deal between…
NCL urges FTC to require meaningful reforms in any Herbalife Settlement
NCL urges FTC to require meaningful reforms in any Herbalife Settlement Washington, DC–The National Consumers League, the nation’s pioneering consumer and worker advocacy organization, today urged the Federal Trade Commission…
FTC Asks – Are Your “All Natural” Claims All Accurate?
Seyfarth Synopsis: Companies that make “all natural” claims for their products may come under FTC scrutiny and enforcement. The Federal Trade Commission announced five cases this week with companies that…
Herbalife: Hubris Before The Fall
Summary The Mother of All Short Squeezes (MOASS) that’ll never happen. The growing tide of bad news. NY Senator Jeff Klein gets an “A” for effort. Clear headed review of…
FTC vs Network Marketing Industry: Defense Fund Formed
Network Marketing Icon Richard Bliss Brooke has taken the initiative to launch a Defense Fund as the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) attack on Vemma is considered by many as an…