Tag: Consumer Protection

Debt Collector Settles FTC Charges of Violations of Fair Credit Reporting and Fair Debt Collection Acts

Date

July 23, 1996

A tenant screening and debt collection agency operating in California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated provisions of the Fair Debt...

Opinion 96-3

Date

July 19, 1996

Apparent applicability of the Franchise Rule to mobile food and soft drink trucks identified by a common name. Discusses significant control and required payment elements.

Small Businesses, Churches, Nursing Homes Are Targets of Bogus Business Supply Companies

Date

July 9, 1996

Dozens of apparent con artists who targeted small businesses and not-for-profits ranging from churches to charities have been closed down in “Operation CopyCat,” a federal, state and local government...

Jun04

Event

Consumer Privacy on the Global Information Infrastructure

June 4, 1996 | 12:00AM - June 5, 1996 | 12:00AM

The workshop was part of the FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection's Consumer Privacy Initiative, an ongoing effort to bring consumers and businesses together to address consumer privacy issues posed by...

FTC Halts Internet Pyramid Scheme

Date

May 29, 1996

In its 12th and largest law enforcement action against fraud on the Internet, the Federal Trade Commission has obtained a federal court order temporarily halting a pyramid scheme advertised on the...

Benckiser Consumer Products, Inc.

Federal Trade Commission Decisions, Volume 121, Page 644

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

May 21, 1996

FTC Matter/File Number

9323310

Opinion 96-2

Date

May 20, 1996

Apparent applicability of the Franchise Rule to a commercial real estate affiliation program. Discusses in detail the likely availability of the fractional franchise exemption to the affiliation...

FTC Wins Permanent Injunction Against Defendants in Charitable Solicitation Fraud Case; Court Orders $4.1 Million in Consumer Redress

Date

May 1, 1996

A federal court judge in Nevada has granted the FTC's motion for summary judgment in the Federal Trade Commission's case against International Charity Consultants, Inc., and its cohorts, and issued a...

Opinion 96-1

Date

April 12, 1996

Apparent applicability of the Franchise Rule to a log cabin distributorship. Discusses the criteria for coverage of product franchises, including the required payment element, and the fractional...

Ivory Jack's and Northwest Tribal Arts Agree To Settle FTC Charges that They Sold Fake Native American Artwork

Date

April 12, 1996

Two Seattle-based companies and their owners, Kurt Tripp and Ngoc Ly, have settled Federal Trade Commission allegations that they falsely represented Native American-style carvings as authentic Native...

The Safe Brands Corporation, Warren Distribution Inc., and ARCO Chemical Company, In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

March 26, 1996

FTC Matter/File Number

942 3012/C-3647

Mar26

Event

Workshop on the Use of "Made in USA" Claims in Product Advertising and Labeling

March 26, 1996 | 12:00AM - March 27, 1996 | 12:00AM

The FTC held a public workshop on whether it should alter its legal standard for evaluating "Made in USA" claims, with representatives from consumer groups, industry, government agencies, labor unions...

Eggland's Best Cholesterol Claims Called Deceptive

Date

March 13, 1996

Federal Trade Commission follow-up of its 1994 case against Eggland's Best, Inc. has led to another settlement with the company over the cholesterol-related claims it has made in marketing its eggs...

Court Halts Alleged "Toner Phoner" Telemarketing Scam

Date

March 12, 1996

A federal district court has ordered a temporary halt to the allegedly deceptive "toner phoner" scheme run by seven corporations and eight individuals, doing business under the names of District...

BBDO Worldwide, Inc., a corporation, In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

January 30, 1996

FTC Matter/File Number

942 3172/C-3637

Boca Raton Telemarketers Agree To Pay $1.3 Million To Settle FTC Fraud Charges

Date

January 25, 1996

The defendants in a Federal Trade Commission action that halted an allegedly fraudulent scheme to sell overpriced business supplies by telephone have agreed to transfer their frozen assets totalling...

Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products, Inc., In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

January 24, 1996

FTC Matter/File Number

942-3277/C-3636

Opinion 96-1

Date

January 19, 1996

Discusses whether additional information in the Statement of Funeral Goods and Services may be provided.

Opinion 96-1 (118.09 KB)

Blenheim Expositions, Inc., In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

January 6, 1996

FTC Matter/File Number

932 3219/C-3633