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Company: Tommie Copper, Inc.
Penalty: $1,350,000
Year: 2015
Date: December 1, 2015
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Athletic apparel company Tommie Copper, Inc. and its founder agreed to pay $1.35 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceptively advertised the company's copper-infused compression clothing would relieve severe and chronic pain and inflammation caused by arthritis and other diseases.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
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