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Fewer Arrows Left In Quincy's Quiver To Defend Against FTC's Prevagen Supplement Complaint

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

"There is no need to litigate the same issue again," says District Judge Louis Stanton in granting most of the joint motions by FTC and New York attorney general to strike Quincy Bioscience's proposed defenses. The judge denied other motions, including whether NY state laws are applicable, saying a trial is needed to weigh the evidence.

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A federal judge dismissed most arguments that the marketer of Prevagen cognitive health supplements planned to defend against a US Federal Trade Commission false advertising complaint while also ruling that the court or the agency must agree to any additional arguments it would introduce.

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