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Litigation

Feb. 5, 2016

Diet pill companies settle FTC advertisement claims

The Federal Trade Commission entered into a $42 million settlement of spam and deceptive advertising claims against diet pill companies Sale Slash LLC, Purists Choice LLC, advertiser Prisma Profits and their respective owners Wednesday.

By Joshua Sebold
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The Federal Trade Commission entered into a $42 million settlement of spam and deceptive advertising claims against diet pill companies Sale Slash LLC, Purists Choice LLC, advertiser Prisma Profits and their respective owners Wednesday.

The settlement calls for a suspension of the punishment contingent upon the defendants transferring ownership of 11 real estate properties to a receiver, who w...

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