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Company: Lumos Labs
Penalty: $2,000,000
Year: 2016
Date: January 5, 2016
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: The creators and marketers of the Lumosity "brain training" program agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges alleging that they deceived consumers with unfounded claims that Lumosity games can help users perform better at work and in school, and reduce or delay cognitive impairment associated with age and other serious health conditions.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
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