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FTC Settles False Advertising Claims with Sellers of Cognitive Enhancement Supplements

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)  has agreed to settle claims with individual and business sellers of cognitive enhancement products.  The FTC previously filed a claim under the FTC Act, seeking to obtain permanent injunctive relief, restitution, the refund of monies … Continue reading

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Wait – So There Is No “Viagra for the Brain?” FTC Yet Again Bars Dietary Supplement Sellers from Making Unsupported Cognitive Claims

Consumers over 50 are on an endless quest for things that make us feel, look, or perform like younger versions of ourselves. Marketers aware of how aging demographics are tuned into this quest. The FTC has been especially vigilant in … Continue reading

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FTC Warns Cannabidiol Sellers to Stop Advertising CBD as a Cure to Serious Ailments

The FTC teamed up with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, sending warning letters to three companies: NutraPure, LLC, PotNetwork Holdings, Inc., and Advanced Spine and Pain LLC (d/b/a Relievus) that advertised CBD supplements as treatments for serious diseases such … Continue reading

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FERC Issues NOPR to Eliminate Horizontal Market Screens for Certain MBR Sellers

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) on December 20 proposing changes to its regulations regarding the horizontal market power analysis required for market-based rate (“MBR”) sellers.  The proposed rulemaking picks up on an … Continue reading

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Collusion by Algorithm: Does Better Demand Prediction Facilitate Coordination Between Sellers?

Jeanine Miklós-Thal, University of Rochester – Simon Business School and Catherine E. Tucker, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – Management Science (MS) ask Collusion by Algorithm: Does Better Demand Prediction Facilitate Coordination Between Sellers? ABSTRACT: We build a game-theoretic model… … Continue reading

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