Legal Opinion
ECM BioFilms, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 16, 2017No. 15-4339PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JANE B. STRANCH, Circuit Judge.
ECM BioFilms, Inc. manufactures an additive that it claims accelerates the rate at which plastic biodegrades. In October 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed an administrative complaint against ECM, which alleged that several of ECM’s biodegradability claims were deceptive. The full Commission ultimately found that three of ECM’s claims were false and misleading under § 5 of the FTC Act (15 U.S.C. § 45). ECM appeals the Commission’s decision with regard to only one of the claims, arguing that it was unsupported by substantial evidence. ECM also…
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