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Administrative Law Judge Dismisses FTC Data Security Complaint Against Medical Testing Laboratory LabMD, Inc.

Date

November 19, 2015

In an Initial Decision, Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell dismissed charges in a Federal Trade Commission complaint against medical testing laboratory LabMD, Inc., which alleged that...

Press Release

FTC Issues FY 2015 National Do Not Call Registry Data Book

Date

November 19, 2015

The Federal Trade Commission today issued the National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2015. The FTC’s National Do Not Call Registry lets consumers choose not to receive telemarketing...

Report

National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2015

Date

November 19, 2015

Fiscal Year 2015 (1.03 MB)

Press Release

FTC Grants Approval for New COPPA Verifiable Parental Consent Method

Date

November 19, 2015

The Federal Trade Commission has approved a new method for companies to get parents’ consent for their children to access online services covered by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA...

Press Release

FTC Amends Telemarketing Rule to Ban Payment Methods Used by Scammers

Date

November 18, 2015

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved final amendments to its Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), including a change that will help protect consumers from fraud by...

Cases and Proceedings

Commissioner Statements

Separate Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Dissenting in Part In the Matter of the Telemarketing Sales Rule

Date

November 18, 2015

Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner

Separate Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Dissenting in Part In the Matter of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (51.63 KB)

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Event

Debt Collection Dialogue: A conversation between government and business

November 18, 2015 | 1:00PM

The Federal Trade Commission will host the third of its Debt Collection Dialogues in Atlanta, GA, on November 18, 2015. The FTC held the first Dialogue in Buffalo, NY, on June 15 and the second in...

Rules

Fair Packaging and Labeling Act: Regulations Under Section 5(c) of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act

Rule Updated Date

November 17, 2015

The Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA or Act), enacted in 1967, directs the Federal Trade Commission and the Food and Drug Administration to issue regulations requiring that all "consumer...

Text of Rule

Rules

Fair Packaging and Labeling Act: Exemptions from Requirements and Prohibitions Under Part 500

Rule Updated Date

November 17, 2015

The Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA or Act), enacted in 1967, directs the Federal Trade Commission and the Food and Drug Administration to issue regulations requiring that all "consumer...

Text of Rule

Cases and Proceedings

Process Enforcement

Medici Portfolio, LLC

Type of Action

Process Enforcement

Last Updated

November 17, 2015

FTC Matter/File Number

P13120

Case Status

Closed

Press Release

FTC Brings Action to Stop Marketer from Making Deceptive Opiate Addiction and Withdrawal Treatment Claims

Date

November 17, 2015

The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop a dietary supplement marketer from making misleading claims that its product can help treat and even cure people who are addicted...

Federal Register Notice

16 CFR Parts 500 and 502: Rules, Regulations, Statements of General Policy or Interpretation and Exemptions Under the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act; Final Rule

Date

November 17, 2015

Rules

Fair Packaging and Labeling Act: Regulations Under Section 4 of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act

Rule Updated Date

November 17, 2015

The Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA or Act), enacted in 1967, directs the Federal Trade Commission and the Food and Drug Administration to issue regulations requiring that all "consumer...

Text of Rule

Staff Letters

Cases and Proceedings

Resolution of Referrals from BBB National Programs

RDK Global (Provailen)

Date

November 16, 2015

Mary K. Engle, Associate Director

Text of the Letter (176.68 KB)

Public Statement

Opening Remarks of FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez

Date

November 16, 2015

Opening Remarks of FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez - Cross-Device Tracking: An FTC Workshop (46.81 KB)

Cooperation Agreements

Memorandum of Understanding on Consumer Protection Between the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission

Date

November 16, 2015

Matter Number

P974405

Related Releases

FTC and FCC Sign Memorandum of Understanding For Continued Cooperation on Consumer Protection Issues

Memorandum of Understanding on Consumer Protection Between the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission (48.7 KB)

Press Release

FTC and FCC Sign Memorandum of Understanding For Continued Cooperation on Consumer Protection Issues

Date

November 16, 2015

The Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to further the agencies’ ongoing cooperation on consumer protection matters. The...

Nov16

Event

Cross-Device Tracking

November 16, 2015 | 12:00AM

Not long ago, consumers accessed the Internet primarily through the browser on their desktop or laptop PC. While the PC remains a fixture for many, today’s typical consumer relies on a variety of...

Cases and Proceedings

Closing Letters

Tramontina USA, Inc.

Date

November 13, 2015

Matter Number

P074204

Closing letter to Chuck Silverman, General Counsel for Tramontina USA, Inc. (294.76 KB)

Press Release

FTC Action: Medical ‘Discount’ Card Scammers Banned from Selling Healthcare-Related Products

Date

November 13, 2015

A mother-son marketing team who allegedly tricked Spanish-speaking and other consumers into buying phony medical discount cards will be banned from selling any healthcare-related products under a...

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