Commissioner and Commission Staff Public Statements and Letters
November 13, 2009
- Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection to Christine H. Miller, Esq., Counsel for The Coca-Cola Company Regarding Powerade Zero Referral from the National Advertising Division
- Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection to Andrea C. Levine, Vice President, Director, National Advertising Division, Council of Better Business Bureaus Regarding the Resolution of the Powerade Zero Referral (July 2009)
October 30, 2009
- Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection to Jim Kott, President of Abacast, Inc. Regarding Inadvertent Sharing Protection Working Group Voluntary Best Practices Compliance
- Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection to President and Chief Executive Officer of the Interactive Advertising Bureau, Randall Rothenberg, Setting the Record Straight on the FTC's Testimonial and Endorsements Guide
October 26, 2009
- Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection to Rick Buonincontri, CEO of Solid State Network Regarding Inadvertent Sharing Protection Working Group Voluntary Best Practices Compliance
October 1, 2009
- Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection to Gilles BianRosa, CEO of Vuze, Inc. Regarding Inadvertent Sharing Protection Working Group Voluntary Best Practices Compliance
September 3, 2009
- Letter From Bureau of Consumer Protection Director David C. Vladeck to Jane Horvath, Google Inc. Concerning the Google Books Project (September 2, 2009)
- Statement of Chairman Leibowitz
- Statement of Commissioner Harbour
- Letter From Jane Horvath, Google Inc., to Bureau of Consumer Protection Director David C. Vladeck (August 31, 2009)
August 5, 2009
- Staff Letter to Robert Levitan, CEO of Pando Networks, Inc. Concerning Inadvertent Sharing Protection Working Group Voluntary Best Practices Compliance
July 21, 2009
- Staff Letter To Stephane Herry, CEO, GigaTribe, Expressing Concerns About GigaTribe Software Application (Version 2.52) Compliance With Voluntary Best Practices -- Created by the Distributed Computing Industry Association -- To Minimize the Inadvertent Sharing of Sensitive Files Over Peer-To-Peer Networks
June 9, 2009
- In the Matter of Endocare, Inc. and Galil Medical, Ltd. File No. 0910026
May 26, 2009
- Letter From Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz to Nydia M. Velazquez, Chairwoman, Committee on Small Business, United States House of Representatives, Regarding the Application of the Commission Red Flags Rule to Small Businesses and Health Professionals
April 13, 2009
- Staff Letter to Christi J. Braun regarding TriState Health Partners, Inc.’s Proposal to Jointly Contract with Health Plans and Other Payers on a Fee-for-Service Basis on Behalf of its Members to Provide Services to Plan Beneficiaries
- Incoming Request for Advisory Opinion Filed by Christi Braun regarding TriState Health Partners, Inc. [Public Record Version]
March 11, 2009
- Bureau of Consumer Protection (Division of Privacy and Identity Protection) Issues Letter To the American Medical Association Concerning Applicability of the "Red Flags" Rule to Health Care Providers
- Letter From the American Medical Association Concerning Applicability of the "Red Flags" Rule to Health Care Providers
February 20, 2009
- Staff Letter to the NAD Regarding the NAD Referral of Advertising Claims for ProCede
February 4, 2009
- Bureau of Consumer Protection Issues Letter To the American Medical Association Concerning Applicability of the "Red Flags" Rule to Health Care Providers
- Letter From the American Medical Association Concerning Applicability of the "Red Flags" Rule to Health Care Providers
August 22, 2008
- Commission Letter Denying Petition Requesting Initiation of A Trade Regulation Rule Proceeding Concerning Qualified Intermediaries Filed By the Federation of Exchange Accommodators
- News Release
July 29, 2008
- Staff Letter to the NAD Regarding NAD’s Referral of Pure Pharmaceuticals’ Advertising of Sunpill
January 8, 2008
- Staff Opinion Letter Responding To Complaint From Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood -- Concerning the Advertising and Promotion of PG-13-Rated
Movies To Children
December 6, 2007
- Staff Opinion Letter Responding To Complaint From Computer & Communications Industry Association Regarding Alleged Misrepresentations of Consumer Fair Use and Related Rights by Certain Copyright-Holding Corporations
October 9, 2007
- Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: Commission Advisory Opinion Issued To ACA International Concluding That A Debt Collector Informing A Consumer Who Has Disputed A Debt That Its Collection Efforts Have Ceased Would Not Violate the FDCPA.
September 21, 2007
August 21, 2007
May 29, 2007
May 8, 2007
- Commission Letter Granting Petition of United Auto Group, Inc. and smart USA Distributor LLC, For Stay of Application of the Franchise Rule
- Commission Letter Granting Petition of ZX Automobile Company of North America, Inc.,
For Stay of Application of the Franchise Rule
December 20, 2006
- Staff Opinion Letter Concluding That A Sony Electronics Inc. Proposal -- To Resell As New Returned Consumer Electronics Products That Have Never Been Turned On, and That Satisfy Certain Other Conditions -- Would Be Lawful Under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.
- Sony Electronics Inc. Request
December 7, 2006
- Staff Opinion Letter To Commercial Alert Concluding -- With Respect To A Type of Amplified Word of Mouth Marketing --
That The Staff Will Determine On A Case-By-Case Basis Whether Law Enforcement Action Is Appropriate.
- Commercial Alert Request
August 19, 2005
- Staff Opinion Letter to North Mississippi Health Services Regarding the Purchase of Drugs and Their Transfer or Sale At Cost to the Good Samaritan Clinic
- News Release
March 15, 2005
- Staff Opinion Letter to Council for Responsible Nutrition Regarding ConsumerLab.com, LLC and its Product Review and Voluntary Certification Programs for Testing Dietary Supplements and Similar Consumer Products [PDF 80KB]
March 14, 2005
- Comment on Virginia House Bils 2518 and 160 and Virginia Senate Bil 272 [PDF 890KB]
- News Release
March 8, 2005
- Staff Opinion Letter to the DMA Regarding Email Messages Containing Content From Multiple Advertisers When One of the Advertisers Has the Recipient's Affirmative Consent [PDF 337KB]
February 10, 2005
- Staff Opinion Letter To Commercial Alert Applying Commission Policy To Determine On A Case-By-Case Basis Whether Particular Advertising Formats Such As Product Placements Are Deceptive [PDF 705KB]
- Commercial Alert Request [PDF 446KB]
November 24, 2004
- Letter to EPIC regarding Amazon's Kid's Review Form.
June 17, 2004
May 6, 2004
