Status and Updates
October 29th, 2020
October 28, 2020: The DSSRC issued a report finding that Beautycounter had adequately addressed every claim brought to its attention. The
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Summary of Action
October 29th, 2020
TINA.org investigated Beautycounter, a California-based multilevel marketing company that sells cosmetics and skincare products, and found that it uses unsubstantiated,
Status and Updates
September 24th, 2020
September 23, 2020: The DSSRC notifies TINA.org of its decision. September 9, 2020: The DSSRC issued a decision finding that
Summary of Action
September 24th, 2020
TINA.org investigated International Markets Live, Inc., otherwise known as iMarketsLive, IML, or IM Mastery Academy, a New York-based multi-level marketing
Court Unseals Revealing Docs in LuLaRoe Pyramid Case
September 22nd, 2020
LuLaRoe's founders on the hotseat in Washington's pyramid case against the company.
Deceptive Income Claims – How Not to Market Your MLM Business
September 14th, 2020
How income claims, even truthful ones, can be deceptive when marketing the MLM business opportunity.
Status and Updates
September 9th, 2020
August 31, 2020: The DSSRC issued a case decision finding that Le-Vel and its distributors were making inappropriate health and
Summary of Action
September 9th, 2020
TINA.org investigated Le-Vel Brands, LLC, a Texas-based multilevel marketing company, and found that it uses unsubstantiated, and therefore deceptive, health
MLM Income Disclosures: When Average Does Not Equal Typical
September 9th, 2020
Pyramid scheme experts explain how MLM income disclosures can be deceptive.
Greg Viegas
September 4th, 2020
A network marketing coach doesn't deliver on his (expensive) promises.
Will New U Life Finally Admit SomaDerm Doesn’t Contain HGH?
September 3rd, 2020
The MLM's recent marketing changes suggest that it is ready to come clean regarding the product's actual ingredients.
TINA.org Finds Plexus Deceptively Marketing Supplements for Kids
August 12th, 2020
Distributors deceptively claim products boost childrens' immune systems and may even keep them virus free.
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
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