FTC and DOJ File First Action Under COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act
By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice recently filed the first enforcement action under the new COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act (COVID-19 Act) in Missouri federal court. The complaint alleges that a chiropractor, Eric Nepute, and his business, Quickwork LLC, made unsubstantiated claims that their vitamin D and zinc products can treat and even prevent COVID-19. The defendants also allegedly claimed that the products provide equal or greater protection than the COVID-19...
By: Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.