David J. Heins, director of the New Jersey Division of Family Development, says overstated claims of savings have put pressure on other states to follow suit.
Despite overstated claims for penetration of improved stoves, mostbiomass stoves now in use have flues and other "improved" aspects, although field efficiencies are less than design efficiencies.
The agency said Johnson & Johnson, based in New Brunswick, N.J., overstated claims of less risk of abuse and fewer side effects than other painkillers.
Mr. Madigan, a statistician, stood on the stage in a corner of the cavernous basement under the Idle Hands bar, on Avenue B. He described how statistical imprecision and shoddy oversight can lead to overstated claims in drug studies.
The committee also criticized Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon for being "unhelpful and potentially misleading" by failing to disclose in his closed-door testimony in July that some of his intelligence staff were troubled by overstated claims in a crucial intelligence dossier.
Overstated claims about a ban on hamburgers could potentially become an effective tactic, Vice's Harry Cheadle wrote on Thursday, because they attract plenty of news coverage while also forcing Democrats to go on the defensive and explain that, no, they're not really trying to outlaw ground beef.
Among the article's "outrageously overstated claims" was that YouTube could sell for $500 million.
This is where the overstated claims coming out of China are unhelpful.
It's almost obviously true: one only has to find a few overstated claims about the risks of flu, which isn't hard to do.
The implication that U.S. products are dangerous may have a ripple effect on all U.S. exports–just as overstated claims about the danger of Chinese products damaged their entire economy.
Misleading or overstated claims can lead to regulatory or civil challenges.
