POM Decision Will Free FTC Resources For Other Enforcement
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
With the POM Wonderful litigation off its desk, FTC will have more resources to bring cases against other advertisers, attorney Mark Ullman warns. Likely target areas in 2013 and beyond include social media marketing and more subtle disease claims.
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