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FTC Gives Final Approval to Settlement with Google over Buzz Rollout

Date

October 24, 2011

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has accepted as final a settlement with Google, and authorized the staff to provide responses to the commenters of record. The...

Cases and Proceedings

Google, Inc., In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

October 24, 2011

FTC Matter/File Number

102 3136

Press Release

Court Finds Defendant in Contempt for Violating Prior Court Order That Prohibited Him from Making Credit Repair Pitches to Consumers

Date

October 20, 2011

Responding to charges by the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has found a credit repair seller in contempt for violating a previous court order that required him to stop promoting...

Cases and Proceedings

RCA Credit Services, LLC, et al.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

October 20, 2011

FTC Matter/File Number

082 3148

Cases and Proceedings

Frontier Publishing, Inc.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

October 19, 2011

FTC Matter/File Number

0923208

Press Release

Bogus Government Grant Promoters Agree to Permanent Ban to Resolve FTC Charges

Date

October 17, 2011

The Federal Trade Commission has stopped an operation that allegedly deceived consumers with misleading and unsubstantiated claims about bogus products and services, including one that supposedly...

Oct14

Event

East Central Region Common Ground Conference Law Enforcement

October 14, 2011 | 8:30AM

Join the Federal Trade Commission, the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, the Office of the Ohio Attorney General, and legal services attorneys and advocates at this free event to discuss...

Press Release

FTC Charges Credit Repair Operators With Misleading Credit Bureaus and Charging Consumers Illegal Up-Front Fees

Date

October 13, 2011

The Federal Trade Commission has charged the operators of a credit repair company with making false statements to credit bureaus about information in consumers’ credit reports, and illegally...

Press Release

FTC Testifies About the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children

Date

October 12, 2011

The Federal Trade Commission testified today before the U.S. House of Representatives on the agency’s efforts to help address childhood obesity through its participation in the Interagency Working...

Cases and Proceedings

Frostwire LLC and Angel Leon

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

October 12, 2011

FTC Matter/File Number

112 3041

Press Release

Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Software Developer Settles FTC Charges

Date

October 11, 2011

Frostwire LLC, a peer-to-peer file-sharing application developer, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its software likely would cause consumers to unwittingly expose sensitive...

Press Release

Court Orders Defendant Who Assisted Grant Writers Scheme to Pay $1.68 Million for Refunds to Defrauded Consumers, After Trial on FTC Charges

Date

October 6, 2011

In response to charges by the Federal Trade Commission and four state attorneys general, a U.S. district court has ordered a defendant who assisted in a wide-ranging government grant scheme to pay $1...

Press Release

Important Information Regarding the Right of Borders Customers to Opt Out of Transfer of Personal Information to Barnes and Noble

Date

October 6, 2011

The Federal Trade Commission is reminding customers of Borders Group that they have until October 15, 2011, to decide whether to opt out of having their personal contact information and purchasing...

Press Release

FTC Testifies on Protecting Children Online in a Fast-Changing Marketplace, and Proposed Changes to COPPA Rule

Date

October 5, 2011

The Federal Trade Commission today told a House Subcommittee that it is committed to protecting children online, and that the agency recently proposed changes to the Children’s Online Privacy...

Press Release

At FTC's Request, Court Shuts Down Deceptive Mortgage and Debt Relief Operation

Date

October 4, 2011

At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a U.S. district court has shut down two related operations as a result of settlements with defendants who allegedly failed to provide promised debt relief...

Press Release

FTC Proposes Amendments to Mail or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule to Keep Up With Current Technology and Business Practices

Date

October 3, 2011

As part of the Federal Trade Commission’s systematic review of all of the agency’s rules and guides , the FTC is seeking public comment on proposed amendments to the Mail or Telephone Order...

Press Release

FTC Requires Packaging Changes for Fruit-Flavored Four Loko Malt Beverage

Date

October 3, 2011

The marketers of Four Loko have agreed to re-label and repackage the supersized, high-alcohol, fruit-flavored, carbonated malt beverage, to resolve Federal Trade Commission charges of deceptive...

Sep30

Event