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FTC Publishes Staff Report on Exploratory Research Examining Consumer Recognition of Paid Search and Native Advertising Online

Date

December 15, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission today released a staff report that summarizes agency-commissioned research from 2014-2015. The research explores consumer recognition of paid search advertising and...

Report

Blurred Lines: An Exploration of Consumers’ Advertising Recognition in the Contexts of Search Engines and Native Advertising: A Federal Trade Commission Staff Report

Date

December 15, 2017

Text of the Commission Staff Report (5.28 MB)

Press Release

FTC Obtains Court Order Banning Work-at-Home Operators from Selling Business Opportunities and Business Coaching Services

Date

December 14, 2017

The operators of a work-at-home scheme the Federal Trade Commission sued earlier this year for deceptive practices are banned from selling business opportunities and business coaching services under a...

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Statement from Acting FTC Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen on the FCC’s Approval of the Restoring Internet Freedom Order

Date

December 14, 2017

Federal Trade Commission Acting Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen issued the following statement in response to today’s vote by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on the Restoring Internet...

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FTC Seeks Public Input in Review of the Recycled Oil Rule

Date

December 12, 2017

As part of the Federal Trade Commission's systematic review of all current FTC rules and guides, the FTC is seeking public comment on the costs, benefits, and regulatory and economic impact of its...

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FTC Approves Final Consent Order in Moonlight Slumber, LLC Advertising Case

Date

December 12, 2017

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling its first-ever case against a company making “organic” product claims. According to the FTC...

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Event

Informational Injury Workshop

December 12, 2017 | 9:15AM

Information about consumers has become a key input to innovative products and services. However consumers may suffer injury when information about them is misused. The Federal Trade Commission hosted...

Press Release

FTC, FCC Outline Agreement to Coordinate Online Consumer Protection Efforts Following Adoption of The Restoring Internet Freedom Order

Date

December 11, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced their intent to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under which the two agencies would coordinate online...

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FTC to Host December 12 Workshop on Informational Injury to Consumers Resulting from Misuse of Their Information

Date

December 11, 2017

WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Informational Injury workshop will examine questions about the injuries consumers suffer when information about them is misused. WHEN: Tuesday, December 12, 9...

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FTC Obtains Court Order Banning Debt Collectors from Debt Collection Business

Date

December 6, 2017

Three defendants who allegedly posed as lawyers and falsely threatened to sue people or have them arrested for failing to pay on debts they did not owe are banned from the debt collection business...

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FTC Wins Summary Judgment Against Fraudulent Gold, Silver Investment Scheme

Date

December 6, 2017

At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal judge has banned the operators of a fraudulent investment scheme from selling investments and ordered them to pay more than $6.5 million for return...

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FTC Sending Refund Checks Totaling More Than $8 Million to Consumers Who Bought Deceptively Marketed Weight-loss Supplements

Date

December 6, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 442,898 refund checks totaling more than $8 million to people who bought weight-loss supplements that were deceptively marketed using illegal spam email...

Cases and Proceedings

DiscountMetalBrokers, Inc.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

December 6, 2017

FTC Matter/File Number

142 3107

Press Release

FTC to Hold Public Workshop in Washington, D.C. on March 7, 2018 to Examine the Contact Lens Marketplace and Proposed Changes to the Commission’s Contact Lens Rule

Date

December 4, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission will hold a public workshop in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2018 to explore issues regarding competition in the contact lens marketplace, consumer access to contact lenses...

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FTC Proposes Updates to R-Value Rule for Home Insulation Products

Date

December 4, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission has proposed amendments to the R-value Rule, which governs ratings for home insulation, as part of its systematic review of all current FTC rules and guides. Issued in...

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FTC Seeks Order to Stop Copycat Scam Pitching Bogus Credit Card Interest-Rate Reduction Services

Date

December 4, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint in federal district court in Orlando to halt an alleged credit card interest-rate reduction scam that, the FTC alleges, deceived numerous consumers...

Report

Semiannual Federal Court Litigation Status Report- December 2017

Date

December 1, 2017

Semiannual Federal Court Litigation Status Report (December 2017) (1.17 MB)

Report

Biennial Report to Congress Under the Do Not Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007: The Operation of the National Do Not Call Registry During Fiscal Year 2016 and Fiscal Year 2017

Date

December 1, 2017

Text of the Report (1.19 MB)

Report

National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2017

Date

December 1, 2017

The National Do Not Call Registry Data Book contains statistical data about phone numbers on the Registry, telemarketers and sellers accessing phone numbers on the Registry, and complaints consumers...

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National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2017 (7.98 MB)

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Dallas Auto Dealer Settles Charges It Deceptively Advertised Sale and Lease Terms

Date

December 1, 2017

Cowboy AG, LLC, a Dallas, Texas, company doing business as Cowboy Toyota and Cowboy Scion (Cowboy Toyota), has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceptively advertised loan and...

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