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Sep 11, 2024 · Fake or False Consumer Reviews, Consumer Testimonials, or Celebrity Testimonials: The Final Rule forbids businesses from creating, buying, selling or disseminating fake or false reviews or testimonials — including fabricating positive reviews for its own products, as well as negative reviews intended to harm competitors.
This chapter addresses common law claims of fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation, focusing primarily on intentional misstatements or omissions. In addition to exploring the elements, it discusses strategies that plaintiffs and defendants can use to build their case and tell their story. 1.2.
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Oct 2, 2017 · In bringing a claim under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), typically there are some sort of false or fraudulent statements made to the government. See 31 U.S.C. § 3729 (a) (1) (A), (B). However, it should be noted that FCA claims may be committed by an affirmative misrepresentation or omission.
The Consumer Review Fairness Act makes it illegal for companies to include standardized provisions that threaten or penalize people for posting honest reviews. For example, in an online transaction, it would be illegal for a company to include a provision in its terms and conditions that prohibits or punishes negative reviews by customers.
Jan 13, 2021 · Fraud by Omission. When a person claims fraud, he/she typically claims that the alleged wrongdoer made an affirmative misrepresentation of fact. Fraud does not, however, always concern an affirmative statement. Sometimes a person can perpetrate a fraud through the omission of a material fact.
Oct 13, 2021 · It warned businesses that the endorsements they use to help sell their products must reflect the actual experience and opinions of real people who used them. The FTC sent a “Notice of Penalty Offenses” to more than 700 large companies, top advertisers, leading retailers, well-known consumer product companies, and major advertising agencies.
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Aug 24, 2023 · An online review is considered defamation when it does not reflect a genuine marketplace interaction; when it is a false statement of fact, communicated to a third party, made with at least negligent intent, that harms your business’s reputation.
