FTC’s Monetary Relief Claims Dismissed In Prevagen Fraud Case; Supreme Court Decision Cited
Executive Summary
The Federal Trade Commission’s claim for monetary relief against the Prevagen memory supplement marketer is dismissed by a federal judge in New York, who cites recent Supreme Court decision gutting the agency's long-favored mechanism for collecting monetary penalties under the FTC Act.
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