Jeudi 25 juin 2009
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In addition to information related to proposing a particular transaction, such as price, it can include material representations about the efficacy, safety, and quality of the advertiser’s product,
and other information asserted for the purpose of persuading the public to purchase the product.
Defendants’ various claims—denying the adverse effects of cigarettes and nicotine in relation to health and addiction—constitute commercial speech. Defendants disseminate their fraudulent representations about the safety of their products, both in formats that do and those that do not explicitly propose a particular commercial transaction, in attempts to persuade the public to purchase cigarettes.
Defendants’ various claims—denying the adverse effects of cigarettes and nicotine in relation to health and addiction—constitute commercial speech. Defendants disseminate their fraudulent representations about the safety of their products, both in formats that do and those that do not explicitly propose a particular commercial transaction, in attempts to persuade the public to purchase cigarettes.