Sentences with phrase «deceptive marketing practices»

This aggressive move is a form of backlash against using the legal system to hold the food and beverage industry's accountable for deceptive marketing practices.

The primary focus of the workshop was to discuss the use of debt settlement companies by consumers and what can be done to protect consumers from deceptive marketing practices.

The civil track deals deceptive marketing practices such as misleading advertising, misleading claims about ordinary selling price, representations as to tests, and the like.

The false or misleading representations and deceptive marketing practices provisions of the Competition Act contain a general prohibition against materially false or misleading representations.

(Warfarin's antidote is vitamin K.) Plaintiffs believe that Boehringer Ingelheim willfully used deceptive marketing practices that endangered the public, did not reveal the risks involved, and failed to develop proper treatment methods for patients who would experience severe bleeding reactions.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed four lawsuits against debt settlement companies, alleging that the defendants are engaging in deceptive marketing practices, charging excessive fees and doing little or nothing to improve consumers» financial standing.

In the case of a request for a written opinion relating to the misleading advertising and deceptive marketing practices sections of the Competition Act the fee is $ 1,000 plus HST.

State Attorney General Andy Beshear is bringing suit against Endo Pharmaceuticals, which makes the opioid Opana ER, for alleged fraudulent and deceptive marketing practices which have contributed to a rising tide of painkiller - related deaths in Kentucky.

The delegation from ACCC allows ASIC to take action against ICO issuers utilizing deceptive marketing practices to lure investors.

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Work highlights Represented CoreLogic before the Second Circuit to overturn a judgment in favor of the Federal Trade Commission holding the company liable as a relief defendant for allegedly deceptive marketing practices committed by a subsidiary.

Deceptive marketing practices proceedings are typically brought in the Competition Tribunal.

In 2015, the Competition Bureau also launched another ongoing investigation against Sears into deceptive marketing practices for mattresses.

It amends Competition Act to add specific provisions for electronic communications to deceptive marketing practices regime that already exists.

The FTC lawsuit rested on its power to police deceptive marketing practices and prompted praise from consumer advocates, who long have complained that cellular carriers have larded the bills of their customers with unnecessary and deceptive charges.

These are similar to those found in the Competition Act's deceptive marketing practices provisions:

Attorney General Madigan s lawsuits allege that these companies engage in deceptive marketing practices, charge excessive fees and do little or nothing to improve consumers financial standing.

The misleading advertising and deceptive marketing practices sections of the Competition Act may also apply.

The AMP provisions for deceptive marketing practices and abuse of dominance provide for higher AMPs for «subsequent orders».

«Lawsuits by some cities and counties and a few states have already chronicled what appears to be some deceptive marketing practices at these companies.

The United Nations even blames the manufacturers of formulas and their deceptive marketing practices for the drastic decline in breastfeeding across the world, which is negatively impacting the health of millions of babies.

In the meantime, some in the debt settlement industry are also trying to end the deceptive marketing practices.

Two Austin debt - settlement firms have been sued by the Illinois attorney general, which alleges that they use deceptive marketing practices, charge excessive fees and do little...

MMO players will recall that the game raised ire ahead of its launch back in 2016 for deceptive marketing practices, including suggestions of multiplayer that didn't materialize at launch, though subsequent well - received updates have since made it a reality.

MMO players have nice long memories, so I'm sure you'll recall that way back in 2016, No Man's Sky ticked everyone off and even was investigated for deceptive marketing practices, including suggestions of multiplayer that didn't materialize at launch, though subsequent well - received (and free) updates have since made multiplayer closer to reality.

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These include previous orders under the deceptive marketing practices provisions as well as past convictions for misleading advertising.

The civil track would deal with «deceptive marketing practices» through cease and desist orders, orders to publish corrective notices, and AMPs.

Caris» experience includes assisting his receivership clients in pursing funds and other assets in connection with Ponzi schemes, deceptive marketing practices and other fraudulent business activities.

The Competition Bureau has taken an expansive view of the meaning of «subsequent order» pursuant to which each count of deceptive marketing practices would be considered an order.

The experience with the deceptive marketing practices provisions suggests that AMPs may be appropriate for addressing breaches of provincial consumer protection legislation as well.

In a settlement, it achieved an AMP of $ 1.2 million — more than ten times the maximum at the time — from sporting goods retailer The Forzani Group Ltd, [158] even though Forzani had never been convicted of misleading advertising or been the subject of an order under the deceptive marketing practices provisions.

The Canadian Competition Bureau is currently investigating, and has placed misleading representations and deceptive marketing practices as one of its priorities for years now.

Represented manufacturer of specialty chemical products in unfair competition lawsuits in multiple jurisdictions and obtained injunctive relief preventing competitor's deceptive marketing practices and misappropriation of proprietary product information.

The Competition Act contains a range of criminal and regulatory (civil) provisions prohibiting misleading advertising and deceptive marketing practices.

They both offer a term life plan and a whole life burial insurance plan, both have incredibly dishonorable and deceptive marketing practices, and they both offer vastly inferior products compared to their competitors.