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Weber-Stephen Products LLC; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Wellco, Inc., FTC v.
In March 2021, a New York-based company and its CEO agreed to settle FTC charges that they sold hundreds of thousands of indoor TV antennas and signal amplifiers to consumers using deceptive claims that the products would let users cancel their cable service and still receive all of their favorite channels for free. Among other things, the proposed consent order settling the FTC’s complaint prohibits the defendants from making claims about: 1) any product’s rating, ranking or superiority to other products; 2) the channels users will receive; or 3) any material aspect of a product’s performance, efficacy, or central characteristics, unless the claims are true and substantiated.
16 CFR Part 305: Energy Labeling Rule; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Request for Public Comment (CAC Range Updates)
Statement of Commissioner Chopra Regarding the FTC EnergyGuide Rule
Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson Regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Energy Labeling Rule
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension (Amplifier Rule)
Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson on the Energy Labeling Rule
16 CFR Part 305: Energy Labeling Rule; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Request for Public Comment
Energy and Water Use Labeling for Consumer Products Under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (“Energy Labeling Rule”)
FTC Publishes Amendments to Improve Usability of the Energy Labeling Rule
Lights of America, Inc., Usman Vakil, and Farooq Vakil
The Federal Trade Commission sued Lights of America Inc. and related defendants for violating federal law by misrepresenting the light output and life expectancy of their LED bulbs, and falsely comparing the brightness of their LED bulbs with that of other light bulbs. A federal court ordered the defendants to pay $21 million to the FTC to provide refunds and banned the defendants from misrepresenting material facts about lighting products. Millions of people bought these LED bulbs at Costco, Sam’s Club, Walmart, hardware stores, grocery stores, and on Amazon.com. The FTC has already returned more than $12 million to people who bought these light bulbs. The claims process is still open.