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FTC Announces Members of Stop Senior Scams Act Advisory Committees Aimed at Protecting Older Adults Against Scams
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Following the first meeting of the Federal Trade Commission’s Scams Against Older Adults Advisory Group in September, the FTC has announced the agencies, organizations, and other participants that...
FTC Halts Debt Relief Scheme that Bilked Millions from Consumers While Leaving Many Deeper in Debt
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The FTC has temporarily shut down a credit card debt relief scheme operated by Sean Austin, John Steven Huffman, and John Preston Thompson and their affiliated companies that allegedly took millions...
FTC, States Sue Google and iHeartMedia for Deceptive Ads Promoting the Pixel 4 Smartphone
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The Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general announced lawsuits against Google LLC and iHeartMedia, Inc. for airing nearly 29,000 deceptive endorsements by radio personalities promoting...
FTC Acts to Stop Deceptive COVID-19 Advertising Claims by California’s Precision Patient Outcomes, Inc.
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The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against California-based Precision Patient Outcomes, Inc. and the company’s CEO Margrett Priest Lewis for marketing an over-the-counter dietary supplement...
Louis v. Bluegreen Vacations Unlimited, Inc Amicus Brief
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The Federal Trade Commission joined with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in an amicus brief filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Louis v. Bluegreen...
FTC, CFPB Submit Amicus Brief Defending Servicemembers’ Right to Sue Under the Military Lending Act
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The Federal Trade Commission joined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in the case of Louis v. Bluegreen...
Square One Development Group Inc., et al., U.S. and State of Wisconsin v.
The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, and the Wisconsin Attorney General, filed suit against Consumer Law Protection and related companies, along with their owners and operators, Christopher Carroll, George Reed, Louann Reed, Scott Jackson, and Eduardo Balderas for scamming consumers—mostly older adults—out of more than $90 million in a massive timeshare exit scam.
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Federal
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FTC Matter/File Number
2123065
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Pending
FTC, Wisconsin Attorney General Take Action Against Timeshare Exit Scammers for Cheating Consumers Out of $90 Million
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The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, and the Wisconsin Attorney General, filed suit today against Consumer Law Protection and related companies, along with their...
FTC Releases Updated Do Not Call Registry Data Book; Impersonator Fraud Tops List of Consumer Complaints
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The Federal Trade Commission today released the National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2022. The FTC’s National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry lets consumers add their phone number and...
FTC Secures Monetary Judgment in Deceptive Energy Savings Claims Case
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In response to a Federal Trade Commission complaint, the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas ordered Superior Products International II, Inc. and the company’s CEO Joseph E. Pritchett to...
Superior Products International II, Inc.
The Federal Trade Commission sued Superior Products International II, Inc., and its principal Joseph Pritchett, alleging they make false or unsubstantiated R-value and energy savings claims about their architectural coatings products. In July 2020, the FTC sued four companies that sell paint products used to coat buildings and homes, alleging that they deceived consumers about their products’ insulation and energy-savings capabilities. In complaints filed in federal court, the FTC charged that the companies falsely overstated the R-value ratings of the coatings, making deceptive statements about heat flow and insulating power. The FTC announced a summary judgment against the defendants in November 2022.
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Federal
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FTC Matter/File Number
192 3159
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Pending
FTC Explores Changes, Possible Expansion of Its Business Opportunity Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission is exploring changes to the Business Opportunity Rule, seeking comment from the public on the rule’s effectiveness and a potential expansion to the rule to cover other...
Federal Register Notice
16 CFR Part 437: Trade Regulation Rule on the Use of Business Opportunities (ANPR)
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FTC Takes Action to Stop DK Automation and Kevin David Hulse From Pitching Phony Amazon and Crypto Moneymaking Schemes
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The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against DK Automation and its owners, Kevin David Hulse and David Shawn Arnett for using unfounded claims of big returns to entice consumers into...
FTC Extends Deadline by Six Months for Compliance with Some Changes to Financial Data Security Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced it is extending by six months the deadline for companies to comply with some of the changes the agency implemented to strengthen the data security...
Federal Register Notice
16 CFR Part 314 Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information
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The Federal Trade Commission is delaying the effective date set forth in 16 CFR 314.5 of portions of the amended Safeguards Rule, 16 CFR Part 314, as published on December 9, 2021, 86 FR 70272.
FTC Returns More Than $9.8 Million To Consumers Harmed by Napleton Auto’s Junk Fees and Discriminatory Practices
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The Federal Trade Commission is sending payments totaling more than $9.8 million to consumers who were harmed by Illinois-based Napleton Automotive Group’s junk fees and discriminatory practices. The...
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