Opinion 98-8
Date
Determines that the Rule does not prevent a franchisor from amending its disclosure document and franchise agreement after the tender of a signed contract and payment from a prospective franchisee...
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Opinion 98-7
Date
Apparent applicability of Rule to a sale of assets by owners of a laundry and dry cleaning plant and 13 satellite facilities, where purchasers would acquire three or more locations, have the option to...
Multi-Level Marketing Company to Settle FTC Charges That It Made Unsubstantiated Claims That Its "God's Recipe" Dietary Regimen Could Cure ADD/ADHD
Date
New Vision International, Inc., a multi-level marketing company that sells nutritional supplements, its affiliated company, NVI Promotions, L.L.C., and their principals, Jason P. Boreyko and Benson K...
Federal Register Notice
Policy Concerning Disclosures of Nonmerger Competition and Consumer Protection Investigations
Date
"Operation Missed Giving" Targets Fraudulent Charitable Fundraising
Date
How to respond when the voice on the other end of the telephone claims to be raising money for police, fire fighters, children, veteran or other deserving causes is a quandary many consumers find...
TrendMark Inc., also d/b/a TrendMark International, et al., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
972 3255
Docket Number
C-3829
Use of Prenotification Negative Option Plans
Rule Updated Date
Under these plans, sellers ship merchandise such as books, compact discs or tapes automatically to their subscribers, and bill them for the merchandise, if they do not expressly reject the merchandise...
Internet Site Agrees to Settle FTC Charges of Deceptively Collecting Personal Information in Agency's First Internet Privacy Case
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GeoCities, one of the most popular sites on the World Wide Web, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it misrepresented the purposes for which it was collecting personal...
Opinion 98-6
Date
Possible availability of the "fractional franchise" exemption to a franchisor of an "affiliation" franchise covered by the Rule and otherwise subject to its disclosure requirements.
Leon Saja, Donald Ritta, and Southwest Publishing
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
962 3306
X970042
$5.5 Million in Refunds to Victims of Fortuna Alliance Pyramid
Date
A recent federal court contempt citation has cleared the way for the final mailing of refund checks to victims who invested in an Internet pyramid scheme called Fortuna Alliance. This mailing brings...
FTC Enforcement Actions Continue to Target "Crammers"
Date
Consumer complaints about crammers -- companies that use deceptive and unfair tactics to cram charges on consumers' phone bills --- are rising rapidly, according to the Federal Trade Commission. In...
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