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Can Paying Attention to These Common FDA Mistakes Save Your Healthcare Company from a Plaintiffs’ Lawsuit?
By Michael H Cohen
In FDA & FTC Law
Posted August 1, 2019

Can Paying Attention to These Common FDA Mistakes Save Your Healthcare Company from a Plaintiffs’ Lawsuit?

Common FDA mistakes that cause healthcare companies to get sued

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How to avoid FDA enforcement by not avoiding FDA in the first place – the top mistake companies typically make when marketing healthcare products
By Michael H Cohen
In FDA & FTC Law
Posted May 1, 2019

How to avoid FDA enforcement by not avoiding FDA in the first place – the top mistake companies typically make when marketing healthcare products

Starting a healthcare company without having prior FDA legal and regulatory review can place your company in serious jeopardy.

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Is your therapy an FDA-regulated medical device? How would you know?
By Michael H Cohen
In Healthcare Law
Posted May 8, 2018

Is your therapy an FDA-regulated medical device? How would you know?

Today’s legal strategy sessions involved a healthcare business that is really a healthcare practice in disguise. Let’s look at what legal strategy lessons we can learn here.

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Study: Scientifically Unproven Marketing Claims Very Common on Websites
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By Michael H Cohen
In Marketing
Posted October 15, 2017

Study: Scientifically Unproven Marketing Claims Very Common on Websites

Michael H Cohen has been interviewed by the Medical Ethics Advisor, a well established publication that focuses on current healthcare issues.

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Animal dietary supplement manufacturers and distributors beware of FDA warning letters
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By Michael H Cohen
In Dietary Supplements (Claims and Labeling), FDA & FTC Law, Healthcare Law
Posted April 5, 2017

Animal dietary supplement manufacturers and distributors beware of FDA warning letters

Animal dietary supplement manufacturers and distributors can run afoul of FDA prohibitions against “drug” claims and receive an FDA warning letter, unless they understand how FDA regulates animal [...]

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Dietary supplement legal review could save your company
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By Michael H Cohen
In Dietary Supplements (Claims and Labeling), FDA & FTC Law
Posted March 22, 2016

Dietary supplement legal review could save your company

If you want to sell healthcare products online, the legal hurdles can be steep. 

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Will FDA Act if You Link Dietary Supplement Claims to Testimonials or Scientific References?
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By Michael H Cohen
In Dietary Supplements (Claims and Labeling), FDA & FTC Law
Posted September 1, 2015

Will FDA Act if You Link Dietary Supplement Claims to Testimonials or Scientific References?

Can a dietary supplement company link to scientific references that show that that the dietary supplement product is effective in treating a disease such as cancer, diabetes, or hypertension?

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FDA is hands-off Low Risk General Wellness Products
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By Michael H Cohen
In FDA & FTC Law
Posted February 15, 2015

FDA is hands-off Low Risk General Wellness Products

FDA has published a Draft Guidance on Low Risk Devices which suggest a hands-off FDA approach to consumer products that are intended for general wellness use, and, present low safety risk

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Weight Loss Products FTC Weighs In
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By Michael H Cohen
In FDA & FTC Law, Medical Spa Law
Posted February 1, 2015

Weight Loss Products FTC Weighs In

You could burn 50 calories just by reading this blog post. Or not. But if you sell a weight loss product with false, deceptive, and misleading claims, you'll burn a lot more calories when the [...]

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How to Piss Off the FTC After Offending the FDA
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By Michael H Cohen
In Healthcare Law
Posted December 6, 2014

How to Piss Off the FTC After Offending the FDA

If you want to know how not to offend the FDA and FTC sequentially, here's an instructive lesson about a company that has gotten a big regulatory bruise.

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Michael H. Cohen Speaking on FDA & Related Legal Issues in Online Health Ventures
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By Michael H Cohen
In FDA & FTC Law, Law Firm News
Posted July 8, 2013

Michael H. Cohen Speaking on FDA & Related Legal Issues in Online Health Ventures

Attorney Michael H. Cohen speaks on "FDA & Related Legal Issues in Online Health Ventures" at a prominent LA law firm's Restaurant, Food & Beverage Group on July 9.

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HHS Lambasts Dietary Supplement Companies and Weight Loss & Immune Support Dietary Supplements
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By Michael H Cohen
In Dietary Supplements (Claims and Labeling), Healthcare Law
Posted October 7, 2012

HHS Lambasts Dietary Supplement Companies and Weight Loss & Immune Support Dietary Supplements

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General issued two reports lambasting dietary supplement companies, particularly over structure-function claims related to weight [...]

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