Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has issued a final order settling charges that Victory Media violated Section 5 of the FTC Act in connection with its promotion of post-secondary schools to military consumers
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CellMark and its CEO lacked scientific evidence to back up their products’ claims
CellMark Biopharma, LLC and its CEO have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made false or unsupported claims regarding two health products they marketed as effective treatments for cancer patients’ malnutrition and “chemo fog,” or treatment-related cognitive dysfunction
FTC charges charity-related telemarketer with making express misrepresentations to solicit donations
InfoCision, Inc
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court ordered that the assets of the operators of an alleged tech support scam be used to reimburse consumers who lost money to the defendants’ scheme
A new paper by the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection details the key takeaways from the June 28, 2017, workshop the Commission co-hosted with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration focused on privacy and security issues related to connected cars
Banned from selling business coaching services and business opportunities
Three individuals and the company they control have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceived consumers in a telemarketing scheme that took millions of dollars from thousands of people who were trying to start home-based Internet businesses
The Federal Trade Commission and the state of Nevada have charged the parties responsible for a revenge porn site with violating federal and state law by posting intimate images of people, together with their personal information, without their consent
Settlement marks the agency’s first children’s privacy and security case involving connected toys
Note: A conference call for media with Tom Pahl, Acting Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, will occur as follows: Date: January 8, 2018Time: 1 p
Federal Trade Commission staff submitted written comments on the competitive impact of a legislative proposal to modify the supervision requirements imposed on advanced practice registered nurse-certified nurse practitioners (APRN-CNPs) in Pennsylvania
The Federal Trade Commission staff has released business guidance to help multi-level marketers (MLMs) understand and comply with the law
