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Court Rules in FTC’s Favor in Case against Weight-loss Supplement Marketer Roca Labs

Date

September 25, 2018

A U.S. district court in Florida has granted the Federal Trade Commission’s motion for summary judgment on all counts of its amended complaint against weight-loss supplement marketer Roca Labs...

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FTC Sending Out Refunds in Cramming Case

Date

September 25, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission is sending out 22,671 refund checks to people who lost money to a mobile cramming operation that placed tens of millions of dollars in charges on their mobile phone bills...

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FTC Settlements Stop Debt Collection Scheme

Date

September 21, 2018

The operators of an illegal debt collection scheme have agreed to be permanently banned from the debt collection business in order to settle FTC charges that they falsely threatened to have people...

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Starting Today, New Federal Law Allows Consumers to Place Free Credit Freezes And Yearlong Fraud Alerts

Date

September 21, 2018

Starting today, consumers who are concerned about identity theft or data breaches can freeze their credit and place one-year fraud alerts for free. Under the new Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief...

Sep21

Event

FTC Hearing #2: Monopsony and the State of U.S. Antitrust Law

September 21, 2018 | 9:00AM - 4:30PM

Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter opens the second FTC hearing The Federal Trade Commission held the second session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century with a...

Cases and Proceedings

Banned Debt Collectors

Vantage Point Services, LLC, et al.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

September 21, 2018

FTC Matter/File Number

142 3141

Press Release

FTC Brings First-ever Action Targeting “iV Cocktail” Therapy Marketer

Date

September 20, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission today, for the first time, charged a marketer and seller of intravenously injected therapy products (iV Cocktails) with making a range of deceptive and unsupported health...

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FTC Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century Continue Friday with Discussions on U.S. Antitrust Law and Monopsony Power

Date

September 19, 2018

WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host the second session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century. WHEN: Friday September 21, 9:00 am-4:30 pm ET. WHERE: FTC’s...

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FTC Shuts Down Purveyors of Fake Documents Used for Fraud, Identity Theft

Date

September 18, 2018

The operators of websites that sold fake documents used to facilitate identity theft and other frauds have agreed to permanently shut down their businesses as part of separate settlements with the...

Press Release

Court Temporarily Halts Operators of Rental Listing Websites from Making False Claims About the Availability of Apartments That Accept Section 8 Vouchers and Other Rental Properties

Date

September 17, 2018

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting two brothers and their four California companies from using false or...

Press Release

FTC Returns more than $10 Million to NetSpend Customers

Date

September 17, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission is mailing more than 430,000 checks totaling more than $10 million to people who could not access money deposited to their NetSpend reloadable prepaid debit cards...

Cases and Proceedings

Apartment Hunters, Inc. et al. (Wetakesection8.com)

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

September 17, 2018

FTC Matter/File Number

172 3007

Sep13

Event

FTC Hearing #1: The Current Landscape of Competition and Privacy Law and Policy

September 13, 2018 | 9:00AM - 5:15PM

The Federal Trade Commission began its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century with a full-day session, co-sponsored with and held at the Georgetown University Law Center...

Press Release

FTC Tips: Hurricane Season

Date

September 12, 2018

The 2018 hurricane season has arrived. The Federal Trade Commission has information to help you prepare for, deal with, and recover from the long-term impacts of a hurricane, as well as information on...

Press Release

FTC Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century Kick Off on Thursday with Session Co-Hosted by Georgetown University Law Center

Date

September 12, 2018

WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission and Georgetown University Law Center will co-host the opening session of the FTC’s Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century. WHEN...

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Hockey Puck Seller, Companies Selling Recreational and Outdoor Equipment Agree To Stop Making False ‘Made in USA’ Claims in Separate Actions

Date

September 12, 2018

In two Federal Trade Commission cases, companies selling hockey pucks and companies selling recreational and outdoor equipment agreed to stop making false “Made in USA” claims. Four related...

Press Release

Defendant Who Took Part in Business Coaching Scheme Agrees to Settle FTC Charges

Date

September 11, 2018

One of the defendants involved in a multimillion-dollar business-coaching scheme has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that he helped deceive consumers with false claims that they...

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FTC Gives Final Approval to Settlement with Phone Maker BLU

Date

September 10, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a settlement with mobile phone manufacturer BLU Products, Inc. and its co-owner over allegations that they deceived consumers about the...

Press Release

FTC Announces Second Session of Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century September 21 at the FTC

Date

September 10, 2018

The FTC will hold the second session of its hearings initiative with a full-day event on Sep. 21 at its Constitution Center facilities in Washington, D.C. The event will be webcast live. Commissioner...

Press Release

FTC Settlements Ban Fraudulent Debt Collectors from Debt Collection Business and from Buying or Selling Debt

Date

September 7, 2018

The operators of a Georgia-based debt collection business that allegedly used false claims and threats to get people to pay debts – including debts they did not owe or that the defendants had no...

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