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Apr30

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Green Packaging Claims

April 30, 2008 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM

The Federal Trade Commission is planning to host a public workshop on April 30, 2008, to examine developments in green packaging claims and consumer perception of such claims. This workshop is one...

Press Release

FTC, Better Business Bureau to Sponsor Advertising Event in Dallas

Date

April 30, 2008

A one-day “back to basics” workshop on complying with truth-in-advertising laws is being presented in Dallas, Texas, on Thursday, May 29, 2008, by the Federal Trade Commission and Better Business...

Testimony

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Improving Consumer Protections In Subprime Lending

Date

April 29, 2008

Lydia B. Parnes, Former Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection

Testimony (92.26 KB)

Apr24

Event

Innovations in Health Care Delivery

April 24, 2008 | 12:00AM

The Federal Trade Commission will host a one-day public workshop on April 24, 2008, to examine recent trends in health care delivery. In a series of panel discussions, workshop participants will...

Press Release

Canadian House of Cards Continues to Fall, as Bogus Biller Settles FTC Charges

Date

April 23, 2008

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the issuance of a stipulated final court order against Emma G. Wanjiku, a Kenyan citizen and Canadian resident who participated in a wide-ranging scheme to...

Press Release

Court Orders Telemarketers Responsible for Wal-Mart Shopping Spree Scam to Pay $28.2 Million

Date

April 23, 2008

The Federal Trade Commission today announced several court actions obtained against a nationwide telemarketing scheme that the media has dubbed the “Wal-Mart Shopping Spree” scam. In this scam...

Press Release

FTC Extends Time Period for Public Comment on Jewelry Guides

Date

April 22, 2008

Commission approval of public comment period extension – By a vote of 4-0, the Commission has approved an extension of the public comment period related to the recently proposed amendment to the...

Cases and Proceedings

Debt-Set, Resolve Credit Counseling, Inc., et al.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

April 22, 2008

FTC Matter/File Number

062-3140

Press Release

FTC Energy Guide Labels Help Consumers Conserve Energy and Save Money

Date

April 18, 2008

Get energy-smart this Earth Day with the Federal Trade Commission’s new publication, EnergyGuidance: Appliance Shopping With the EnergyGuide Label. The publication explains how consumers shopping for...

Press Release

Commission Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of Life is Good, Inc.

Date

April 18, 2008

Commission approval of final consent order – Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter of Life is good, Inc., and Life is good...

Cases and Proceedings

Life is good, Inc. and Life is good Retail, Inc., In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

April 18, 2008

FTC Matter/File Number

072-3046

Press Release

FTC Approves Filing of Staff Comment to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Regarding Proposed Rule to Restrict Certain Mortgage Practices Under TILA

Date

April 16, 2008

The Federal Trade Commission has approved the filing of a staff comment to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System regarding the Federal Reserve Board’s proposed rule to restrict certain...

Press Release

Appeals Court Affirms Order Requiring Seasilver Defendants to Pay Almost $120 Million in Diet Supplement Case

Date

April 16, 2008

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld a district court ruling requiring marketers of Seasilver, an alleged phony cure-all, to pay almost $120 million for failing to comply with an...

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 08-1

Date

April 15, 2008

Discusses the interplay between the recordkeeping requirements of the Telemarketing Sales Rule and the Do Not Call and Call Abandonment "safe harbor" provisions.

Opinion 08-1 (77.17 KB)

Press Release

FTC, Tennessee Attorney General to Sponsor Advertising Event in Nashville Green Lights & Red Flags: Rules of the Road for Advertisers and Businesses

Date

April 15, 2008

A one-day “back to basics” workshop on complying with truth-in-advertising laws will take place in Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday, May 13, 2008, by the Federal Trade Commission and the Tennessee...

Press Release

Business Opportunity Marketers Settle with FTC; Tempted Consumers with Sweet-Sounding Claims for Candy Machine Venture

Date

April 15, 2008

Lifestyle Vending, Inc., and its owners, Michael Eisenberg and Maryann McCulloh, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misled consumers into paying thousands of dollars for...

Press Release

Commission Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of Connecticut Chiropractic Association

Date

April 15, 2008

Commission approval of final consent orders: – Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning the Connecticut...

Cases and Proceedings

Goal Financial, LLC, In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

April 15, 2008

FTC Matter/File Number

072-3013

Cases and Proceedings

Lifestyle Vending, Inc., a New York corporation; Michael Eisenberg, individually and as an officer of the corporation; and Mary Ann McCulloh, individually and as an officer of the corporation, Defendants, United States of America (for the Federal Trade

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

April 15, 2008

Press Release

Federal Court Prohibits Three Defendants from Cramming Unauthorized Charges on Consumers Telephone Bills

Date

April 14, 2008

Three individuals have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges for their role in a massive scam that billed more than $34 million in unauthorized collect call charges to millions of...

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