FTC Will Appeal Ruling That Exonerated Garvey

U.S. regulators will appeal a court ruling that cleared ex-baseball player Steve Garvey of false advertising charges for telling consumers that they could eat fatty foods and still lose weight with “Fat Trapper” pills.

The Federal Trade Commission said it had authorized its staff to appeal last year’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Allen Feess.

The agency claimed that Garvey made “flagrantly wrong” claims and played an “active role” in developing infomercials for Enforma Natural Products Inc.’s weight-loss drugs.