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13 Dec 2011, 9:54 am
Reuters: TV Pitchman Trudeau Loses Appeal of $37.6 Million Fine Infomercial pitchman Kevin Trudeau lost his bid to throw out a $37.6 million fine for violating a 2004 Federal Trade Commission settlement over his advertising and a federal appeals court said the amount might even be too low. [read post]
2 May 2016, 11:37 am
On April 27, 2016, a federal district court judge in the Western District of Washington ruled that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) had proven that Amazon.com had engaged in unfair business practices in billing Amazon account holders for in-app charges without express, informed consent to such charges. [read post]
14 Dec 2015, 8:00 am
The suit also accuses the company of encouraging fraudulent practices tying employees commissions to regional billings. [read post]
29 Oct 2009, 10:44 am
The Inspector General community's annual report (pdf, 3.3mb), prepared for the CIGIE by the OIGs of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Federal Communications Commission, provided this summary of the work of the OIGs in fiscal year 2008: $14.2 billion in potential savings from audit recommendations; $4.4 billion in potential savings from investigative receivables and recoveries; 6,647 indictments and criminal informations; 6,866 successful… [read post]
22 Oct 2020, 12:46 pm
A Georgia federal district court has entered a temporary restraining order against a Georgia-based debt collection operation in response to a complaint filed by the Federal Trade Commission. [read post]
28 Jun 2024, 9:06 am
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) recently enacted rules to prevent so-called “digital discrimination” in broadband access are facing a significant legal challenge in the 8th U.S. [read post]
2 Apr 2024, 10:34 am
Businesses subject to regulation under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) should take heed of recent rulings by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that deal with both AI-generated robocalls and the process for consumers to revoke consent to robocalls and robotexts. [read post]
16 Jun 2015, 4:43 pm
" "In terms of public education and commemorative projects the Commission urges the federal government to work with Aboriginal peoples and the Canadian Museums Association to establish funding for commemoration projects for the 150th anniversary of Canada relating to reconciliation. [read post]
30 Oct 2023, 7:15 am
It was made clear at the hearing that the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) could do more to stop robocalls and resulting Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) litigation. [read post]
29 Sep 2015, 1:55 pm
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit last week in a federal court in Pennsylvania against Landis Communities (retirement communities), claiming that Landis unlawfully refused to accommodate the pregnancy and disability of charge nurse/supervisor Amy Potts. [read post]
19 May 2017, 3:05 am
: Next week’s Trump budget document may include a proposal to move the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. [read post]
26 Jan 2020, 12:19 pm
But there is no serious dispute that these major issues of the day are being resolved by bodies that few pay attention to, from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to the Maryland Public Service Commission. [read post]
18 Feb 2012, 1:10 pm
The hacking of the websites of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection on February 17 was the second attack on the agency's Web presence in less than a month. [read post]
15 Apr 2019, 1:32 pm
The Commission said that he established the church three months after getting out of federal prison where he had been serving time for a different investment scam that had defrauded 10 investors of over $600K. [read post]
6 Aug 2024, 7:38 am
Fireworks this round came by way of a motions panel, which stayed the Federal Communication Commission’s net neutrality rules. [read post]
5 May 2023, 10:24 am
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) might soon be charging rent to Meta Inc. [read post]
5 Mar 2011, 6:03 am
This process will be much like that used by the Base Realignment and Closure Commission when they close down federal military installations. [read post]
27 Jan 2015, 3:26 pm
Today the United States Federal Trade Commission issued a report in which it detailed a number of consumer-focused issues arising from the growing Internet of Things (IoT). [read post]
2 Dec 2011, 2:04 pm
AT&T and T-Mobile withdrew their merger application from the Federal Communications Commission Nov. 29 after it became clear that rigid ideologues at the FCC with no idea how to promote economic growth were determined to create as much trouble as possible. [read post]
22 Aug 2012, 4:28 pm
The Communications Act imposes complex limits on alien ownership. [read post]
