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On March 6, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly issued seven warning letters to companies making alleged unauthorized claims related to the prevention or treatment of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). In addition to issuing the joint warning letters, the FDA issued a press release announcing the…

GT Shareholder Irv Scher authored a client alert regarding a recent FTC enforcement action involving product demonstrations.

The case involved advertising for a truck shown pushing a dune buggy up a steep hill, something the truck allegedly was not capable of doing.  The FTC sued and won a settlement in which the advertiser is…