Young Living
May 7th, 2020
April 2020: The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s decision to deny arbitration. (O’Shaugnessy et al v.
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Ad Watchdog TINA.org Reports Herbalife’s Coronavirus Claims to FTC
April 28th, 2020
MADISON, CONN. April 28, 2020 – Truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) has filed a complaint against multilevel marketing company Herbalife with the Federal
TINA.org Alerts FTC to Herbalife Distributors’ Coronavirus Claims
April 27th, 2020
TINA.org complaint comes four years after MLM paid $200 million to settle FTC deceptive advertising charges.
Summary of Action
April 27th, 2020
TINA.org investigated Herbalife International of America, Inc., a multibillion-dollar, California-based multilevel marketing company, and found that the company, through its
Status and Updates
April 27th, 2020
April 27, 2020: TINA.org files a complaint with the FTC against Herbalife for deceptively claiming that its supplements and nutritional
19 Things Le-Vel and Its Distributors Deceptively Represent Are Attainable with MLM
April 17th, 2020
Exaggerated earnings claims are not hard to find.
Status and Updates
April 10th, 2020
April 7, 2020: The DSSRC issues a decision stating that doTerra distributors had been making unsubstantiated health claims, as well
Summary of Action
April 10th, 2020
TINA.org investigated doTerra International, LLC, a Utah-based multilevel marketing company that sells and markets essential oils, and found that it
Summary of Action
April 10th, 2020
TINA.org investigated Young Living Essential Oils, LC, a Utah-based multilevel marketing company that sells and markets essential oils, and found
Status and Updates
April 10th, 2020
February 20, 2020: The DSSRC issues a decision stating that Young Living distributors had been making unsubstantiated health claims to
5 Things MLMs Need to Worry About after FTC’s Action against SBH
January 27th, 2020
Latest FTC pyramid action should serve as a warning for the MLM industry.
Premier Financial Pyramid Scheme Claims
January 13th, 2020
December 2019: A federal judge denied the defendants’ motion to compel arbitration and their motion to transfer the case. May
Premier Financial Alliance Pyramid Scheme Claims
January 13th, 2020
January 2020: Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint bringing similar allegations. December 2019: A federal judge denied the defendants’ motion to
LuLaRoe’s Return Policies
December 18th, 2019
December 2019: Three additional named plaintiffs (Brown, Hall, and Lien) voluntarily dismissed their claims against the defendants. September 2019: One
