News Releases for November 1996
November 27, 1996
- FOR RELEASE: NOVEMBER 27, 1996
Business Supply Scammers Settle FTC Charges
Three telemarketing operations that were sued in a Federal Trade Commission sweep of scams that bilked small businesses have agreed to settle charges that their business practices were deceptive and violated federal laws.
- FOR RELEASE: NOVEMBER 27, 1996
Defendants in Prize Promotion Solicitation Scam Agree To Pay $65,000 To Settle FTC Charges
First Case Alleging Violations of "Prize Promotion"
Sections of Telemarketing Sales Rule
November 26, 1996
- For Your Information: NOVEMBER 26, 1996
Announced Actions for November 26, 1996
Petitions to reopen and modify or set aside orders: The FTC has received a petition from the following entity seeking changes in an FTC order. Before the Commission rules, the petition is subject to public comment for 30 days, until Dec. 26.
- FOR RELEASE: NOVEMBER 26, 1996
FTC Settlements with Los Angeles-Based 900# Business Marketers are Next Step Toward Redress To Investors
The Federal Trade Commission has reached settlements with two of three defendants in its case against the Los Angeles-based marketers of 900-number "turnkey" business ventures.
November 25, 1996
- FOR RELEASE: NOVEMBER 25, 1996
Court Orders Job Services Marketer To Post Bond, End Misrepresentations
Default Order Follows Earlier FTC Charges
Against Florida, Massachusetts-based Defendants
- FOR RELEASE: NOVEMBER 25, 1996
Mortgage Lender Settles FTC Charges
An Ohio-based mortgage banker has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it provided false and misleading information about payment schedules and the cost of credit to mortgage applicants, in violation of federal laws.
November 22, 1996
- For Your Information: NOVEMBER 22, 1996
Announced Actions for November 22, 1996
Application for prior approval of transaction: The FTC has received applications for prior approval of transactions from the following. The applications will be subject to public comment for 30 days, until December 23.
- For Your Information: NOVEMBER 22, 1996
FTC Pauses, Reflects, Rescinds Guides for the Mirror Industry
Adoption of industry standards, as well as technological advances in the manufacture of glass used in utilitarian and decorative mirrors have made the Federal Trade Commission’s Guides for the Mirror Industry (Mirror Guides) obsolete, the agency said today.
- FOR RELEASE: NOVEMBER 22, 1996
FTC Remands In re: Detroit Auto Dealers Ass'n, Inc., to ALJ for Further Proceedings
On May 24, 1996, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit remanded the case In re: Detroit Auto Dealers Ass’n, Inc., directing the Federal Trade Commission to hold a hearing.
November 21, 1996
- FOR RELEASE: NOVEMBER 21, 1996
FTC Drives To End the Blur in Car Leasing Ads
Agency Announces Settlements with Five Car Makers
Over Allegedly Misrepresented and Unreadable Cost Disclosures - FOR RELEASE: NOVEMBER 21, 1996
Opening Statement of Robert Pitofsky, Chairman (at a press conference on Auto Lease Advertising)
Today, the Federal Trade Commission and 23 state Attorneys General announce law enforcement actions against several major automobile manufacturing companies in this country.
- FOR RELEASE: NOVEMBER 21, 1996
One of the Individual Defendants in a FTC "Recovery Room" Fraud Case Agrees To Settle
Richard Randall, one of the remaining defendants sued by the Federal Trade Commission over his role in an allegedly deceptive telemarketing scheme that purported to recover money consumers lost to investment fraud, has agreed to settle federal charges.
November 20, 1996
- FOR RELEASE: NOVEMBER 20, 1996
Holiday Shopping Tips
"During the holiday season, consumers will be shopping by mail or phone, fax or computer, and using their credit cards. These shopping tips from the FTC alert consumers to their rights when they're ordering — and paying for — gifts for family and friends. We think they can help make the holiday stress-free!"
- FOR RELEASE: NOVEMBER 20, 1996
Million Dollar Settlement with Office Supply Telemarketer
A Florida telemarketing operation that conned thousands of consumers into ordering merchandise, charged them inflated prices and pressured them to collect bills will pay $1 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their business practices violated federal laws.
November 19, 1996
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOVEMBER 19, 1996
FTC Settlement Stresses Health Risks of Tanning
CALIFORNIA COMPANY'S CLAIMS FOR ITS TANNING PRODUCTS ARE FALSE AND UNSUBSTANTIATED, SAYS FTC
November 18, 1996
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOVEMBER 18, 1996
FTC To Appeal District Court Decision in Butterworth/Blodgett Hospital Merger Case
The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it will continue to challenge the proposed merger of the Butterworth and Blodgett hospitals in Grand Rapids, Michigan by appealing a federal district court decision and pursuing administrative litigation.
November 15, 1996
- For Your Information: NOVEMBER 15, 1996
Announced Actions for November 15, 1996
Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval for a transaction from the following. The FTC is seeking public comments on the application for 30 days, until Dec. 15.
November 14, 1996
- FOR RELEASE: NOVEMBER 14, 1996
FTC Challenges ADP/Autoinfo Merger:
Will Seek Divestiture to Reestablish Competition In Auto Salvage Yard Information Management Industry - FOR RELEASE: NOVEMBER 27, 1996
Claims that Cigarette Device Makes Smoking Safer and Quitting Easier are Unsubstantiated, FTC Says
Advertising claims for PhaseOut, a device marketed as helping smokers to stop smoking and making cigarettes less harmful are unsubstantiated, the FTC said today.
November 13, 1996
- FOR RELEASE: NOVEMBER 27, 1996
Operation Missed Fortune: FTC, State Enforcers Target Get-Rich-Quick Self-Employment Schemes
In a massive crackdown that is the broadest federal-state coordinated effort of its type, the Federal Trade Commission and enforcement officials from 25 states today announced that they have taken more than 75 law enforcement actions actions so far against get-rich-quick self-employment schemes, including work-at-home scams, pyramid schemes often pitched on the Internet, and pre-packaged small businesses involving everything from vending machine frauds to sophisticated medical billing services.
- Opening Statement of Jodie Bernstein, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
(Operation Missed Fortune,)
- Opening Statement of Jodie Bernstein, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
- For Your Information NOVEMBER 13, 1996
Announced Actions for November 13, 1996
Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval for a transaction from the following. The FTC is seeking public comments on the application for 30 days, until Dec. 13.
November 8, 1996
- FOR RELEASE: NOVEMBER 8, 1996
New Jersey Co. Agrees to Settle Charges that Replacement "Process" for Hair was Nothing but Hairpiece
InVisions, Inc., and company president Stephen C. Fox, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the Mount Laurel, New Jersey-based company was selling nothing but toupees when advertising its painless, non-surgical, "procedure," or "process" as a maintenance-free, permanent solution to hair loss.
- For Your Information: NOVEMBER 27, 1996
Announced Actions for November 8, 1996
Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval for a transaction from the following. The FTC is seeking public comments on the application for 30 days, until Dec. 9.
November 7, 1996
- FOR RELEASE: NOVEMBER 7, 1996
Companies Advertising Popular Dietary Supplement "Chromium picolinate" Can't Substantiate Weight Loss and Health Benefit Claims, Says FTC
The Federal Trade Commission today announced settlements with three California companies charged with making unsupported claims about weight loss and health benefits for chromium picolinate, one of the hottest dietary supplements on the market.
- FOR RELEASE: NOVEMBER 7, 1996
Promise Margarine's "Get Heart Smart" Campaign Targeted in FTC Deceptive Advertising Case
Major Margarine/Spread Marketer Signs Settlement
Barring Unsupported Heart Health Claims
November 5, 1996
- For Your Information: NOVEMBER 5, 1996
Announced Actions for November 5, 1996
Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has taken actions regarding applications for approval of transactions from the following entities:
November 4, 1996
- FOR RELEASE: NOVEMBER 4, 1996
Companies that Provide Funeral Goods and Services Agree To Pay Civil Penalties To Settle Federal Rule Violations
In the first case to be brought against a nontraditional funeral provider -- a company that sells some combination of funeral goods (typically caskets and burial vaults) and funeral services directly to consumers but does not operate a funeral home -- Marketing Masters, Inc., and its subsidiaries (collectively called Marketing Masters), have agreed to pay a $12,000 civil penalty to settle allegations that they violated the Federal Trade Commission's Funeral Rule.
- For Your Information: NOVEMBER 4, 1996
"Ready, Set ... CREDIT"
A credit card can be a great financial tool, and at the same time a big responsibility.
- For Your Information: NOVEMBER 4, 1996
Public Comment Period on Supermarket Divestiture Shortened
The Federal Trade Commission has determined to shorten the public comment period on an application from Koninklijke Ahold NV, of The Netherlands, and Ahold USA, Inc., based in Atlanta, Georgia, to divest four Edwards supermarkets in Connecticut to Bozzuto’s, Inc., a wholesaler and supermarket operator based in Cheshire, Connecticut. Comments must be received by Nov. 8 (rather than by Nov. 29, as was announced last week).
November 1, 1996
- For Your Information: NOVEMBER 1, 1996
Announced Actions for November 1, 1996
Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period for each, the Commission has ruled on applications for approval of transactions from the following entities:
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