18 Nov, 2024 Foul! SEC Faults Investment Adviser for Inadequate Disclosures on Professional Athlete Endorsements By Len Gordon Jay Prapaisilp The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) isn’t the only regulator in town when it comes to endorsements and testimonials. The Securities and...
03 Sep, 2024 Façade, Fraud: FTC Final Rule Banning Fake Reviews By Len Gordon By Leonard L. Gordon, Shannon Sansom & Ellis McKennie On August 14, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a final rule aimed at...
08 May, 2023 FTC Orders The Bountiful Company to Pay $600,000 in Fines in First Case Challenging “Review Hijacking” By Paavana Kumar Alexa Meera Singh Ashley Haripal Given the increasing reliance consumers have on product reviews when making purchase decisions, the FTC is honing in on companies’...
23 May, 2022 FTC Approves Request for Public Comment on Updates to Endorsements and Testimonials Guides By Len Gordon Alexandra Megaris The Federal Trade Commission’s May 2022 open meeting, Alvaro Bedoya’s first since being sworn in as the agency’s fifth commissioner on...
03 Nov, 2021 FTC Sends Notices to Businesses Promoting Money-Making Opportunities By Allison Fitzpatrick Paavana Kumar Alexa Meera Singh The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) put more than 1,100 companies offering money-making opportunities on notice that they could incur...