March 5, 2015

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman along with the Federal Trade Commission announced an $8 million settlement with Allstar Marketing Group, LLC that requires the direct marketing firm to stop using allegedly deceptive and misleading advertising and ordering processes when selling a variety of products, such as the Snuggie, the Perfect Brownie Pan and the Magic Mesh screen. According to NY, Allstar ran misleading infomercials that featured attractively priced offers for products to lure consumers to place orders and then used deceptive and confusing ordering processes, that resulted in consumers being charged excessive and unauthorized fees and charges. NY

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