Tag: Consumer Protection

Esign Public Workshop: Electronic Signatures In Global And National Commerce Act

April 3, 2001 | 12:00AM

This workshop was part of the FTC and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) effort to gather information to report to Congress on the benefits and burdens of Ã¥Â¤ 101...

Report

Rotational Health Warnings for Cigarettes (March 2001 – April 2001)

Date

April 1, 2001

Rotational Health Warnings for Cigarettes (March 2001 – April 2001) (5.77 MB)

Jore Corporation

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

March 16, 2001

FTC Matter/File Number

002 3237

Docket Number

C-4004

Mar13

The Information Marketplace: Merging and Exchanging Consumer Data

March 13, 2001 | 12:00AM

The FTC hosted a public workshop that explored how businesses merge and exchange detailed consumer information and how such information is used commercially. The FTC explored how detailed consumer...

Georgia Telemarketer Banned From Selling Office Supplies as Part of FTC Settlement

Date

March 9, 2001

Corporate Supplies, Inc., based in Cummings, Georgia, and its principals, Larry Sarchenko and Robert Henkel, have agreed to pay $20,000 in consumer redress as part of a settlement with the Federal...

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 01-1

Date

March 5, 2001

Discusses the application of the Franchise Rule to a business arrangment involving multiple limited liability "strategic partners."

Report

Rotational Health Warnings for Cigarettes (December 2000 – March 2001)

Date

March 1, 2001

Rotational Health Warnings for Cigarettes (December 2000 – March 2001) (6.93 MB)

Court Issues Order Stopping Sellers of Fraudulent Credit Card "Protection" and "Debt Consolidation" Programs

Date

February 27, 2001

Following an investigation coordinated with the British Columbia Ministry of Attorney General, the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police ("RCMP"), the Federal...

Nationwide Industrial Technologies and Darrell Clark

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

February 21, 2001

FTC Matter/File Number

992 3279

X000013

United Maintenance Supplies, et al.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

February 21, 2001

FTC Matter/File Number

992 3312

X000014

Two Illinois Office Supply Telemarketers Settle FTC Charges:

Date

February 21, 2001

Two Illinois-based companies named in a 1999 lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice at the request of the Federal Trade Commission have agreed to settle charges that they engaged in a bogus office...

Black & Decker Corporation and Kwikset Corporation

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

February 16, 2001

FTC Matter/File Number

002 3194

Docket Number

C-4000

Cordeiro, Alvin; d/b/a Quick-Checks

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

February 7, 2001

FTC Matter/File Number

002 3169

Feb06

Public Roundtable: Dispute Resolution for Online Business-to-Consumer Contracts

February 6, 2001 | 12:00AM

The FTC held a roundtable discussion to discuss: 1) recommendations by business and consumer groups regarding the use of alternative dispute resolution ("ADR") for online consumer disputes; and 2) a...

Report

Commission Enforcement Activities During Calendar Year 2000 Under the Truth In Lending Act, the Consumer Leasing Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act:Report to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Date

February 1, 2001

Dolores S. Smith, Director Division of Consumer and Community Affairs Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Washington, D.C. 20551 Dear Ms. Smith: This letter responds to your request for...

Jan30

Letter from Steve Ecklund, Federal Trade Investigator, in response to request of confirmation regarding the proper marking of certain pillow and matress covers (280.79 KB)

Etail dEtails: Seminar on Internet Marketing

January 30, 2001 | 12:00AM

The FTC and the Electronic Retailing Association (ERA) presented a seminar for Internet retailers, marketers and suppliers on applying offline rules and regulations online. The seminar, led by FTC...

Advisory Opinions

American Textile Co.

Date

January 29, 2001

Laser Express and Jeff Richfield

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

January 2, 2001

FTC Matter/File Number

992 3235

X000015

Tennessee Telemarketers Banned from Selling Office Supplies As Part of FTC Settlement

Date

January 2, 2001

Laser Express of Tennessee, Limited., Inc., based in Nashville, and its owner, Jeff Richfield, have agreed to pay $374,000 in consumer redress to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they...