Guys, is it okay if a company does a little lying to make a few extra pennies from a lot of people? After all, a few cents here and there hardly harms any one person...
The Hill|3 minutes ago
Story at a glance The suit was filed after a National Institutes of Health study found a link between use of the products and increased uterine cancer risk. Black women are more likely to use ...
While the "benzene in hair-straightener" case is far more important legally in the sense that people were injured directly by the companies actions, beyond that the case is a very different one.
Being found liable for intentionally -OR- negligently putting harmful ingredients in a product which then harmed people as a result is NOT the same as a false-advertising claim in any way except that using deceptive practices to increase profits may be involved.
There's a long history of allowing a certain amount of "puffery" in ads. Where you draw the line is a bit subjective. But when you start killing people, that's game over.
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