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ARTICLE · 24 OCTOBER 2019

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Last month, the FTC issued letters of "concern" to seven legal practitioners and lead generators because of their television advertisements soliciting clients for personal injury lawsuits against drug manufacturers.

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Last month, the FTC issued letters of "concern" to seven legal practitioners and lead generators because of their television advertisements soliciting clients for personal injury lawsuits against drug manufacturers. The FTC told the letter recipients (whose names haven't been made public) that their ads could deceptive or unfair, and violative of the FTC Act.

As described by the FTC's press release, the ads misrepresented the risks associated with certain drugs and could leave consumers with the false impression that their prescribed medications have been recalled. They also purportedly made deceptive or unsubstantiated claims about the risks of taking the drugs at issue. Notably, although these ads were not for the drugs themselves, but to solicit plaintiffs for lawsuits over these drugs, the FTC warned the letter recipients that they were required to have competent and reliable scientific evidence to substantiate their claims about the purported risks of taking the

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Originally published by the New York Legal Ethics Reporter

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This alert provides general coverage of its subject area. We provide it with the understanding that Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz is not engaged herein in rendering legal advice, and shall not be liable for any damages resulting from any error, inaccuracy, or omission. Our attorneys practice law only in jurisdictions in which they are properly authorized to do so. We do not seek to represent clients in other jurisdictions.

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