March 21, 2023
A D.C. federal judge has dismissed a California shoe company's bid to block the Federal Trade Commission's enforcement action against it for allegedly deceptive advertisements, ruling the company doesn't need its own lawsuit to accuse the commission of violating its First Amendment right to free speech.
June 07, 2022
The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday said it hit a California-based shoe company, whose owner has been previously barred from making deceptive advertisements, with a suit in D.C. federal court alleging that it touts its footwear as clinically proven to alleviate pain without evidence.