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, […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]