Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission v. Bronson Partners, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 19, 2011No. 10-878PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GERARD E. LYNCH, Circuit Judge:
In 2003 and 2004, Bronson Partners, LLC, Martin Howard, H & H Marketing, and Sandra Howard (collectively, “Bronson”) advertised and sold two purportedly miraculous weight loss products. According to advertisements, Bronson’s Chinese Diet Tea “SHEDS POUND AFTER POUND OF FAT — FAST!” Among other claims, Bronson’s advertisements also proclaimed that the Chinese Diet Tea “[e]liminates an amazing 91% of absorbed sugars,” “[prevents 83% of fat absorption,” and “[d]oubles your metabolic rate to burn calories fast.” Over the same time period, Bronson advertised its…
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