FTC's Framework For Assessing Direct Selling Cos. Is Flawed - Law360

By Branko Jovanovic, Pablo Robles and Lia Bozzone (May 9, 2023, 3:31 PM EDT) -- Ever since the parties filed post-trial briefs in late November 2022, the proponents and opponents of direct selling have been anxiously awaiting U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn's decision in Federal Trade Commission v. Neora LLC, in which the FTC alleged in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas that Neora operated an illegal pyramid scheme....

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