Consumer Protection

Jewelway International, Inc., et al.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

November 17, 1997

FTC Matter/File Number

X970054

Opinion 97-6

Date

October 31, 1997

Discusses whether a fee may be charged for required identification viewing, and the applicability of the Funeral Rule to mandatory identification viewing.

Opinion 97-6 (502.86 KB)

Oct16

Event

Commerical Weight-Loss Products and Programs

October 16, 1997 | 12:00AM - October 17, 1997 | 12:00AM

The FTC, the American Society of Clinical Nutrition, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hosted a public conference...

Valvoline Settles Charges

Date

October 8, 1997

Ashland, Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that ads for the Valvoline Company's Teflon-containing TM8 Engine Treatment product were false and unsubstantiated. Valvoline is an...

FTC Launches Next Round in Battle To End Deceptive Automobile Lease Advertising

Date

October 7, 1997

Two major automobile manufacturers and five St. Louis, Missouri-area dealerships have signed agreements with the Federal Trade Commission to end alleged practices of omitting or burying key cost...

Announced Actions for September 12, 1997

Date

September 12, 1997

Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on an application for approval of a transaction from the following: The FTC has...

Aldi Inc., In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

September 12, 1997

FTC Matter/File Number

962 3064

Docket Number

C-3764

Opinion 97-7

Date

August 18, 1997

Apparent applicability of Franchise Rule to licensing to hospitals of a Travel Health Program, discussing whether the program's assistance is "significant" to the hospital's "entire method of...

FTC Okays Redress Plan To Cover Up to $2,500 for Electricity Installation on Valle Vista Subdivision Lots in Kingman, Arizona

Opinion 97-6

Date

August 15, 1997

Apparent applicability of Franchise Rule to distributorships for the sale of print advertising in regional or national publications.

Cooperation Agreements

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Mohave County Attorney and the Federal Trade Commission

Date

August 14, 1997

Matter Number

072 3238

X940051

Related Releases

Announced Actions for March 22, 2002

Bruno's, Inc., In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

August 5, 1997

FTC Matter/File Number

962 3086

Docket Number

C-3760

Opinion 97-5

Date

July 31, 1997

Applicability of Rule's earnings claim dicosure requirements to general media claims made in news stories and elsewhere if copies are given to prospective franchesees by the franchisor.

Opinion 97-4

Date

July 30, 1997

Inappplicability of the Franchise Rule to possible co-branding relationship in which a licensor's system is to be sub-licensed by a third party franchisor to its franchesees, even though the license...

Jul28

Event

Public Workshop on Franchise Rulemaking

July 28, 1997 | 12:00AM - July 29, 1997 | 12:00AM

These conferences were intended to serve several purposes: (1) To allow Commission staff and interested parties the opportunity to discuss openly issues raised in the ANPR and in the comments to the...

FTC Puts Exercise Device Weight-Loss Claims on a Diet

Date

June 17, 1997

Marketers of some of the most popular exercise equipment on the market today have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that they made exaggerated weight-loss claims in their...

Zale Corporation, In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

May 2, 1997

FTC Matter/File Number

962 3118

Splitfire, Inc., In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

May 2, 1997

FTC Matter/File Number

952 3029

Docket Number

C-3737