Bill Ackman Comments on Herbalife Short
Our thesis on HLF remains unchanged. We believe that Herbalife will ultimately be subject to regulatory action or will collapse because of fundamental deterioration in its business which relies on…
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NY Senator schedules Herbalife Round Table in Bronx NY
New York Senator Schedules Herbalife Round Table
Herbalife And GNC on Watch as FTC Takes Action Against Dietary Supplement Marketer
The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop a dietary supplement marketer from making misleading claims that its product can help treat and even cure people…
Did The FTC Just Shape The Future Of Multi-Level Marketing?
By: Seeking Alpha On November 12 the FTC approved Vemma’s New Compensation Plan. The plan states participants may not “qualify” with their own purchases therefore removing any motive to inventory…
The Direct Selling Association on Pyramid Schemes: Truth and Truthiness
Dr Vander Nat and Dr Keep set the record straight & discuss how recent DSA report mainly appeals to truthiness, takes novel stand on key diagnostic for a pyramid scheme…
Judge Rejects Vemma’s Proposed Compensation Plan over Inventory-Loading Concerns
A federal judge has denied Vemma Nutrition Co.’s motion to approve its revised compensation plan, under the terms of a preliminary injunction issued against the Arizona-based company last month. In…
Herbalife: What Matters
Now that the dust has settled from the Vemma ruling and we have discussed why a negative FTC ruling does not hurt Herbalife, let us look at why HLF is…
Anti-aging company Jeunesse Global falls under suspicion
By Deanna Utroske, 21-Oct-2015 The multi-level marketing company is the target of a newly filed deceptive advertising complaint with the FTC and the Florida Attorney General. Read More: http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Regulation-Safety/Anti-aging-company-Jeunesse-Global-falls-under-suspicion
FTC Sues Marketers who bully bad reviews
FTC Sues Marketers Who Used “Gag Clauses,” Monetary Threats, and Lawsuits to Stop Negative Consumer Reviews for Unproven Weight-Loss Products The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against the Florida-based…
MLM Industry Put On Notice, With FTC Pulling Out Of A Skid In The Vemma Case
Disclosure: I/we have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. Transcripts of Wednesday’s Vemma hearing had me squirming in…