At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has imposed a $26
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In testimony before Congress today, the Federal Trade Commission provided an update on issues related to the placement of unauthorized charges on consumers’ mobile phone bills, a practice known as mobile cramming
Staff Report Details Needed Changes to Protect Consumers From Scams
Note: A conference call for media with FTC Consumer Protection Director Jessica Rich will occur as follows:
Date: July 28, 2014
Time: 1:30 p
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that American Plastic Lumber, Inc
The Federal Trade Commission has approved a modified order with the marketers of the supersized, high-alcohol malt beverage Four Loko – Phusion Projects, LLC
The Federal Trade Commission has completed its review of the Negative Option Rule and will keep the Rule in its current form
FTC Order Bans Canada-based “Freedom Center Against Obesity” from Marketing Weight-Loss Products
The Quebec-based marketers of a supposed weight-loss treatment have agreed to pay $500,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceived consumers with bogus claims that their Double Shot pills would cause rapid, substantial, and permanent weight loss, without diet or exercise
FTC, Connecticut AG Allege that Ryadd and SBO Websites Mimicked Entertainment Venues
Online resale ticket exchange TicketNetwork, Inc
The defendants behind three deceptive timeshare resale operations are banned from selling timeshare property resale services under settlements resolving charges that they lured consumers into paying hefty up-front fees, falsely claiming they had prospective buyers for properties they wanted to sell
