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16 Feb 2018, 12:36 pm by Kimberly Chow and Jason Gordon
The FTC lodged the complaint as part of its efforts to ensure that consumers receive clear, accurate information about hotel bookings in order to make informed choices. [read post]
20 Apr 2015, 1:33 pm by Joe Mullin
In a response to the FTC complaint posted on its website, AmeriFreight emphasized that its discount-for-reviews program, which it discontinued shortly after the FTC investigation began in 2014, wasn't intended to produce false positives. [read post]
1 Aug 2007, 8:11 pm
The complaint asks the FTC to order the leagues and media companies to cease using the warnings and to engage in a campaign to inform the public of their rights under the fair use doctrine.Ironically, Microsoft uses a warning on Outlook containing very similar language to that involved in the complaint. [read post]
20 Apr 2015, 1:33 pm by Joe Mullin
In a response to the FTC complaint posted on its website, AmeriFreight emphasized that its discount-for-reviews program, which it discontinued shortly after the FTC investigation began in 2014, wasn't intended to produce false positives. [read post]
13 Oct 2010, 1:48 pm by FDABlog HPM
By Ricardo Carvajal – Last October, we noted that FDA and FTC issued a joint warning letter to an internet marketer of a dietary supplement promoted as helpful in preventing swine flu, seasonal flu, and colds. [read post]
22 Jan 2013, 11:47 am by Jon Brodkin
"Hundreds of consumers complained that charges from $9.95 to $24.95 per month appeared out of the blue on their phone bills without their authorization," the FTC said. [read post]
8 Nov 2011, 2:19 pm by Doug Isenberg
According to the FTC complaint, ScanScout, an advertising network that places video ads on websites, instructed its consumers via its privacy policy page that they could opt out of receiving targeted ads by “changing your browser settings to prevent the receipt of cookies. [read post]
13 Dec 2008, 4:20 pm
  A Canadian company and Canadian individuals are among those cited in the action, with the FTC alleging that one Canadian was the key financial player who garnered millions from the activity. [read post]
13 Dec 2010, 8:47 am by guest-writer
The scam, according to the FTC, worked like this: Automated phone calls: The company, JPM Accelerated Services, reportedly set up robocalls to thousands of homes (some of which were on the National Do Not Call Registry). [read post]
8 May 2009, 2:25 pm
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has reported a growing problem with scams involving purported rescue plans for home owners facing foreclosure. [read post]
5 Jan 2016, 12:43 pm by Hunton & Williams LLP
These long-awaited guidance documents follow on the FTC’s December 2013 “Blurred Lines” workshop on native advertising. [read post]
24 Apr 2024, 4:30 am by Eric B. Meyer
For more on the proposed rule, check out this FTC press release and this FTC fact sheet. [read post]
20 Aug 2024, 6:21 am by Jabari Turner
Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released the 2023 Merger Guidelines.[3] This is the final version after gathering public feedback from the draft version released in July 2023.[4] This guideline marks another step forward of the Biden administration’s aggressive and interventionalist antitrust policy.[5] It not only lowers … Read the rest [read post]
27 Nov 2012, 7:58 am by Travis P. Nelson
Wood, recently wrote about an announcement made by The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding warning letters sent to more than 30 companies, including lenders, mortgage brokers, real estate agents, home builders and lead generators, notifying them that their advertisements may have violated the Mortgage Acts and Practices Rules ("MAP Rule"). [read post]
29 Jun 2016, 9:33 am by Alan L. Friel and Suchismita Pahi
On June 22, 2016, mobile advertising company InMobi Private Ltd. settled Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) claims of violations of Section 5 of the FTC Act, and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and Rule (COPPA), for $4 million. [read post]
20 Mar 2023, 11:23 am by Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
The FTC sent the orders pursuant to its resolution directing the FTC to use all available compulsory process to inquire into this topic, and using the FTC’s Section 6(b) authority, which authorizes the FTC to conduct studies that do not have a specific law enforcement purpose. [read post]
12 Aug 2016, 3:52 pm by John Delaney and Aaron Rubin
” The FTC is planning to police social media influencers’ paid endorsements more strictly; hashtags like #ad may not be sufficient to avoid FTC scrutiny. [read post]