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FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that Oreck Corporation Made False and Unproven Claims That Its Ultraviolet Vacuum and Air Cleaner Can Prevent Illness

Date

May 31, 2011

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission finalized the Order settling charges that Oreck Corporation made false and unproven claims that two of its appliances can reduce the...

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FTC Seeks Input for Revising Its Guidance to Businesses About Disclosures in Online Advertising

Date

May 26, 2011

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission is updating “Dot Com Disclosures: Information About Online Advertising,” the guidance document that advises businesses how federal advertising law applies to...

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FTC Offers Tips to Stretch Your Gas Dollars

Date

May 26, 2011

The Federal Trade Commission is offering tips to help consumers save money at the pump and get better gas mileage. At the Pump Check your owner’s manual for the right octane level for your car...

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FTC Settlements Put Debt Relief Operations Out of Business

Date

May 26, 2011

The FTC has settled two actions that charged marketers with deceptively claiming they could reduce consumers’ credit card interest rates. Both operations allegedly made deceptive telemarketing calls...

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Online Marketers of Bogus "$10,000 Credit Line" Ordered to Pay $3.7 Million, Cited for Contempt

Date

May 25, 2011

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal district court judge ordered a deceptive marketing operation to pay more than $3.7 million as part of a contempt action for violating a 2008...

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FTC Stops Marketers in Nationwide Free VacationPrize Scam Targeting Spanish-Speaking Consumers

Date

May 25, 2011

The Federal Trade Commission, as part of its Hispanic Law Enforcement Initiative, has filed two court actions against five companies and their owners for allegedly tricking consumers into paying fees...

May24

Event

Food Marketed to Children: Forum on Interagency Working Group Proposal

May 24, 2011 | 11:00AM - 3:00PM

The Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children will hold a half-day public forum to solicit public comment on proposed voluntary principles for food marketed to children. The Working Group...

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FTC Seeks Public Comment on Alternative Fuels Rule

Date

May 24, 2011

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on the costs, benefits, necessity, and regulatory and economic impact of its Labeling Requirements for Alternative Fuels and Alternative Fueled...

Cases and Proceedings

Adjudicative Proceedings

Gemtronics, Inc., and William H. Isely, individually and as the owner of Gemtronics, Inc., In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

May 23, 2011

FTC Matter/File Number

082-3080

Docket Number

9330

Press Release

FTC Testifies on Consumer Privacy and Protection in the Mobile Marketplace

Date

May 19, 2011

The Federal Trade Commission today told Congress that while mobile technology, such as smart phones, is giving consumers a vast array of new products and services, it also presents new consumer...

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FTC Stops Bogus Precious Metals Dealers

Date

May 17, 2011

At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal judge has halted a telemarketing operation that allegedly conned senior citizens into buying precious metals on credit without clearly disclosing...

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FTC Finds Broad Compliance Among Auto Dealers with Rule That Protects Consumers with Car Loans

Date

May 16, 2011

As part of its ongoing efforts to ensure that auto dealers’ financing practices comply with federal consumer protection laws, the Federal Trade Commission has completed investigations of nearly 50...

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In Comment to Federal Communications Commission, FTC Stresses that Sellers are Responsible for Calls Made by Outside Telemarketers

Date

May 16, 2011

In a comment submitted to the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Trade Commission has urged its sister agency to hold that sellers of goods and services should be held responsible for...

Cases and Proceedings

Playdom, Inc.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

May 12, 2011

FTC Matter/File Number

1023036

Press Release

Operators of Online "Virtual Worlds" to Pay $3 Million to Settle FTC Charges That They Illegally Collected and Disclosed Children's Personal Information

Date

May 12, 2011

The operators of 20 online virtual worlds have agreed to pay $3 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule by illegally...

May11

Event

Phone Bill Cramming: A Discussion

May 11, 2011 | 8:30AM - 4:30PM

The Federal Trade Commission will host a day-long public forum in Washington, D.C. to examine telephone bill cramming and explore possible solutions to reduce unauthorized third-party billing on...

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FTC Recovers Properties, Precious Metals, and other Assets in Case Involving Purported Work-at-Home and Mystery Shopping Opportunities

Date

May 11, 2011

Marketers who targeted financially strapped Americans by selling a variety of supposed work-at-home and other money-making opportunities will give up their ill-gotten gains under a settlement...

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FTC Testifies on Protecting Consumers' Privacy on Mobile Devices

Date

May 10, 2011

The Federal Trade Commission today told Congress that “the Commission is committed to protecting consumers’ privacy in the mobile sphere” by bringing enforcement actions where appropriate and “by...

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FTC Charges Utah Operation with Deceptive and Abusive Telemarketing

Date

May 9, 2011

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice today filed a complaint that charges three Utah-based firms and their owner with waging deceptive and illegal telemarketing...

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OnGuardOnline.gov Advises PlayStation Network, Qriocity Users to Take Steps to Reduce ID Theft Risk

Date

May 6, 2011

OnGuardOnline.gov – the federal government’s online security site, managed by the Federal Trade Commission – is offering information to help PlayStation Network and Qriocity users avoid the risk of...

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