LifeVantage Pyramid Scheme Claims
July 31st, 2020
December 2019: In ruling on LifeVantage’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit, a federal judge allowed the pyramid scheme claims to
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Bitconnect
July 31st, 2020
February 2019: This case was consolidated with several related cases. (Case No. 18-cv-80086, S.D. Fl.) For more information about the
Bitconnect’s Marketing Representations
July 31st, 2020
February 2019: This case was consolidated with several related cases. (Case No. 18-cv-80086, S. D. Fla.) For more information about
BitConnect Multidistrict Litigation
July 31st, 2020
April 2020: Several of the named plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal regarding the dismissal orders. March 2020: The claims
MarketAmerica
July 31st, 2020
January 2020: This case was stayed pending arbitration, administratively closed, and consolidated with Market America v. Yang (Case No. 17-cv-897,
Nerium Pyramid Scheme Claims
July 31st, 2020
June 2020: The district court case was voluntarily dismissed pursuant to the terms of a confidential settlement agreement. December 2019:
Premier Financial Alliance Pyramid Scheme Claims
July 31st, 2020
April 2020: This case was consolidated with a related case, Wang v. Premier Financial. Plaintiffs filed a Consolidated Class Action
Premier Financial Pyramid Scheme Claims
July 31st, 2020
April 2020: This case was consolidated with a related case, Chen v. Premier Financial. To learn the status of the
LuLaRoe Pyramid Scheme Allegations
July 31st, 2020
November 2019: The named plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal regarding the order dismissing the case. (Case No. 19-56295, 9th
MarketAmerica: Pyramid Scheme Claims
July 31st, 2020
January 2020: A magistrate judge granted MarketAmerica’s motion to compel arbitration. October 2019: Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint bringing similar
Zyia
July 31st, 2020
Prohibited income claims remain in publication despite consumer complaint to MLM's compliance department.
Young Living
July 24th, 2020
June 2020: This case was transferred from a court in Texas to one in Utah. (Case No. 20-cv-470, D. Utah)
The Ugly Truth about Beautycounter
July 17th, 2020
There's no concealing this makeup MLM's inappropriate income claims.
Beautycounter Income Claims
July 17th, 2020
A TINA.org investigation has compiled a sampling of more than 100 examples of Beautycounter and/or its distributors making atypical income claims.
IM Mastery Academy Can’t Outrun Foreign Financial Actions
June 10th, 2020
A name change is unlikely to alter the fact that this forex trading MLM is not welcome in several countries.
LuLaRoe’s Return Policies
June 9th, 2020
May 2020: Another named plaintiff (Stuckart) voluntarily dismissed her claims , the reasons for which have not been disclosed. December
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