FTC sues NextClick Media
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The Federal Trade Commission is suing NextClick Media for allegedly deceptive practices involving "free trials" of smoking cessation products, FTC announces May 7. According to the commission, trials for Nicocure were not free, the firm's patches did not work as claimed and the operation was illegally debiting consumers' bank accounts, including making charges without authorization. NextClick Media has agreed to abide by an order in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California barring the firm from making deceptive claims, restricting its ability to dissipate assets, requiring it to preserve records and other evidence, and accounting for the money the firm made from its venture, FTC says. A trial date has not been set...