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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
FTC versus Vemma – win-lose-or draw?
The Judge lifted the temporary order of holding Vemma’s funds and business hostage and gave “Vemma” an opportunity to open for business, with terms. Was it a […]
Vemma Battling with FTC to Restart Operations
Arizona-based Vemma Nutrition Co. had its day in court Sept. 15, making its case and asking Judge John J. Tuchi to lift or modify the […]