Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission v. Bronson Partners, LLC
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided July 10, 2008No. Civil Action 3:04cv1866 (SRU)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
STEFAN R. UNDERHILL, District Judge.
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) brought this enforcement action challenging as false advertising the claims that the defendants, Bronson Partners, LLC (“Bronson”), Martin Howard, H & H Marketing, LLC, and Sandra Howard (collectively “defendants”), made in their advertisements for two products: Chinese Diet Tea and the Bio Slim Patch. The exemplar advertisement for Chinese Diet Tea touts the tea almost exclusively as a weight-loss product, and, when read objectively and in context, virtually guarantees the user that,…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Federal Trade Commission v. Bronson Partners, LLCDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2009
- Federal Trade Commission v. Grant Connect, LLCDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 2011
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