Opinion 00-2
Date
Discusses whether the required payment element is satisfied if the franchisee pays no initial up-front franchise fee, but leases the premises and equipment from the restaurant-franchisor, pays a...
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Cross-Border Lottery-Bond Scheme Alleged to Violate U.S. Laws; Targets U.S. Citizens
Date
A Canadian telemarketing company targeting U.S. citizens in a lottery scheme has been temporarily shut down by the Federal Trade Commission and Canadian law enforcement officials. According to the FTC...
Opinion 00-1
Date
Discusses the application of the Franchise Rule to a program offering advertising opportunities involving Internet Web sites.
FTC Charges Supplier With Misrepresenting Accuracy of HIV Tests
Date
The Federal Trade Commission has charged a supplier of HIV tests with falsely representing that its HIV tests accurately detected HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The company, Alfa Scientific Designs...
Equifax Credit Information Services, Inc.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
9923016
Jan11
Public Forum on the Telemarketing Sales Rule: "Do-Not-Call"
The public forum reviewed the "do-not-call" provision of the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). The "do-not-call" provision prohibits sellers or telemarketers from calling persons who have...
Dura Lube Corporation, American Direct Marketing, Inc., et al., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
Docket Number
9292
Physicians Formula Cosmetics, Inc.
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
992 3158
Docket Number
C-3909
Businesses - Both Large and Small - Continue to Fall Prey to Bogus Business Supply Companies
Date
Office supply fraud is one of the most significant business-to-business telemarketing frauds according to the Federal Trade Commission. Industry estimates that telemarketing fraud is costing the...
Wire Works, Inc., and Electrodes, Inc.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
982 3588
Docket Number
C-3908
FTC Puts Brakes on Deceptive Vehicle Lease and Credit Ads
Date
Six Philadelphia automobile dealerships and their individual owners have signed agreements with the Federal Trade Commission to end alleged practices of omitting or burying in fine print key cost...
Opinion 99-7
Date
Responds to requests for clarification of Advisory 99-6 addressing business consultants' disclosure obigations.
St. Louis Car Dealerships to Pay $40,000 Penalty For Violating FTC Order Regarding Consumer Leasing Act And Truth in Lending Act
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Two St. Louis car dealerships will pay a $40,000 civil penalty for alleged violations of a Federal Trade Commission order related to the Consumer Leasing Act ("CLA") and the Truth In Lending Act (...
Nov08
Online Profiling Public Workshop
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration ("NTIA") of the United States Department of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commission held a public workshop on "online profiling," the...
Nov04
Public Forum: Advertising and Marketing Long-Distance Services
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) convened a joint public forum to address the advertising and marketing of long-distance services, including dial...
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