Category Archives: Law Cases

Top MLM Headlines, Scam Reports, Videos, Articles, and More – September, 2015 Issue of MLM News Global

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Charity

The MLM News Global E-Newsletter offers top MLM news, recent scams, videos, company profiles, and timely articles delivered to your inbox on a bi-monthly basis. The e-newsletter contains top news stories in the network marketing industry, the most recent MLM … Continue reading →

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Are Their Concerns about Consultants Marketing Their MLM Business through Social Media?

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Charity

It is very common for consultants to have friends on their social media accounts who are friends and customers, or co-workers and friends, or family friends and work friends, as well as also being someone they know in their direct … Continue reading →

Posted in Consultants, Consulting, Consumer Protection, Direct Selling, Distributor Education, Distributors, For MLM Executives, FREE, Home-Based Business, Just for Fun, Law Cases, Legal, MLM, MLM Articles, MLM Companies, MLM Startup, Network Marketing, Party Plan, Policies and Procedures, Raiding, Recruiting, Sales/Selling, Success Stories, Training, Videos, Warm Market | Tagged authority, Cases, categories, conflict of interest, consultant, customers, direct sales, direct selling, distributor, downlines, Facebook, First Amendment, freedom of expression, illegal, join, law, leave, legal case, mlm, multilevel marekting, multiple downlines, network marketing, policies and procedures, raiding, sales organization, social media, sponsors, warm market | 1 Comment

Has There Been Cases Won or Lost on the Topic of Social Media and Distributor Raiding?

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Charity

There have been legal rulings both ways on this subject. Some companies have argued that when distributors communicate their intentions to leave a company and begin with a new one on Facebook then they are targeting. Others have argued the … Continue reading →

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Are you ready to start your MLM company in 2015? Watch this motivational video: Since You Are a MLM Attorney, Why Would You Host the MLM Startup Conference for the Executives of Startup and Existing Companies?

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Charity

We have hosted more than 70 national conferences on starting and running a direct selling, network marketing, MLM or party plan company. We host the original MLM Startup Company that many try to imitate. We have started and advised many … Continue reading →

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What Are Unauthorized Medical Claims?

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Charity

MLM companies and direct sellers are among the biggest sellers of health and cosmetics products in the world. Some of the largest companies are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), such as Avon or Herbalife. Because of concerns … Continue reading →

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Direct Selling Facts Features Burnlounge Article

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Charity

Direct Selling Facts features Attorney Jeff Babener’s timely article, “Burnlounge Appeal Decision: Guidance on Pyramid v. Legitimate MLM and the Role of Personal Use in Pyramid Analysis.” Click here to read the article. For more information on the network marketing … Continue reading →

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BurnLounge Appeal Decision: Guidance on Pyramid v. Legitimate MLM and the Role of Personal Use in Pyramid Analysis- New Article at MLMLegal.com

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Charity

BurnLounge Appeal Decision: Guidance on Pyramid v. Legitimate MLM and the Role of Personal Use in Pyramid Analysis By Jeffrey A. Babener © 2016 On June 2, 2014, in the case of FTC v. BurnLounge, the U.S. Court of Appeals … Continue reading →

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What Regulatory Changes are Affecting Network Marketing Companies? Part One

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Charity

Part One The MLM industry has, during the last 20 years, developed positive working relationships with regulatory agencies such as attorneys general and the FTC (Federal Trade Commission). There was a time, however, back in the 1970s, when the FTC … Continue reading →

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New Video – Interview by the DSWA of Jeff Babener – “Legal Hotspots for Direct Selling Companies”

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Charity

Nikki Keohohou with the Direct Selling Women’s Alliance (DSWA) hosts the Executive Interview Forum titled “Legal Hotspots for Direct Selling Companies.” The interviewee for this hour is Network Marketing Attorney, Jeff Babener, Editor of www.mlmlegal.com. View the video on our … Continue reading →

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MLMLegal.com On The Go – MLMLegal.com on iTunes

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Charity

MLMLegal.com is one of the most informative and reliable websites about network marketing on the web. MLM Legal provides educational articles answering common industry questions, such as: – How to start a network marketing company – An inside look at … Continue reading →