A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday considered whether Young Living Essential Oils’ description of its products as “therapeutic-grade” constitutes false advertising or mere puffery.

John Nelson of Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman represented the plaintiff Lori MacNaughton, who filed a class action suit against Young Living in 2021 claiming that she purchased Young Living oils expecting to benefit from their “advertised therapeutic properties.” A judge in the Northern District of New York dismissed the suit.

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