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Dalal A. Akoury d/b/a AWAREmed, et al., U.S. v.

In March 2023, the FTC took action under the Opioid Addiction Recovery Fraud Prevention Act, suing Dr. Dalal A. Akoury and a set of companies she controls that operate as AWAREmed Health & Wellness Resource Center, a medical clinic, for making a wide range of false or unsupported claims for addiction treatment services, cancer treatment services, and the treatment of other serious conditions. The proposed order settling the Commission’s complaint bars Dr. Akoury and her AWAREmed clinic from making such unsupported claims and requires her to pay a $100,000 civil penalty.

 

Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
2123039
Docket Number
2:23-CV-00026
Case Status
Pending

LCA-Vision Inc. d/b/a LasikPlus

In January 2023, the FTC issued an order requiring Ohio-based LCA-Vision, doing business as LasikPlus and Joffe MediCenter, to pay $1.25 million for using deceptive bait-and-switch advertising to trick consumers into believing they could have their vision corrected for less than $300. The order also bans the defendants from making the misrepresentations detailed in the complaint. The Commission approved the final consent order in March 2023.

Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
1923157
Case Status
Pending

GoodRx Holdings, Inc.

The Federal Trade Commission has taken enforcement action for the first time under its Health Breach Notification Rule against the telehealth and prescription drug discount provider GoodRx Holdings Inc., for failing to notify consumers and others of its unauthorized disclosures of consumers’ personal health information to Facebook, Google, and other companies.

Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
2023090
Case Status
Pending
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