True Ultimate Standards Everywhere, Inc. (TRUSTe), In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
132 3219
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Lane Labs-USA, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
982 3558
X000086
FTC Approves Final Order Barring Patent Assertion Entity From Using Deceptive Tactics
Date
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that a company and its law firm used deceptive sales claims and phony legal threats in...
FTC To Host Workshop on Cross-Device Tracking Nov. 16
Date
The Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop on Nov. 16, 2015, to examine the privacy issues around the tracking of consumers’ activities across their different devices for advertising and...
MPHJ Technology Investments, LLC, In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
142 3003
Commission Approves Revisions to Its Rules of Practice
Date
The Federal Trade Commission today adopted revisions to the agency’s Rules of Practice. Changes to Part 3 return to the approach of an earlier rule that automatically suspends administrative...
FTC Returns More Than $2.9 Million to Inc21 Cramming Victims In Second Round of Refunds to Consumers
Date
The Federal Trade Commission is mailing a second round of 58,239 checks totaling more than $2.9 million to consumers and businesses who were victimized by a massive fraudulent operation that placed...
INC21.com Corporation, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
092 3171
X100019
Court Orders Ringleader of Scam Targeting Seniors Banned From Telemarketing
Date
A U.S. district court has permanently barred the ringleader of a multi-million dollar fraud that targeted seniors from all telemarketing activities, agreeing with the Federal Trade Commission’s...
FTC, CFPB Reauthorize Memorandum of Understanding
Date
The Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have reauthorized their ongoing memorandum of understanding. The memorandum outlines the working relationship between the two...
FTC Charges DIRECTV with Deceptively Advertising the Cost of Its Satellite Television Service
Date
Company advertises discounted monthly prices, fails to tell consumers about 2-year contract obligation...
FTC Sends More Than $2.4 Million in Refunds to Consumers Harmed by Investment Scam
Date
The Federal Trade Commission has sent more than $2.4 million in refund checks to just over a hundred consumers harmed by the Premier Precious Metals scheme, which bilked millions of dollars from...
Premier Precious Metals, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
122 3009
FTC Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Dutch Agency On Privacy Enforcement Cooperation
Date
The Federal Trade Commission has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Dutch Data Protection Authority to enhance information sharing and enforcement cooperation on privacy-related...
Federal Register Notice
Robocall Contest: “DetectaRobo”; Notice; Public Challenge to Analyze Data from a Robocall Honeypot
Date
Direct Marketer Agrees to Pay $8 Million for Deceiving Consumers
Date
Company pitched snuggies and other products on TV, often billing consumers without their consent
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