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Negative Option Rule

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The Federal Trade Commission seeks public comment on the need for amendments to the Commission's “Rule Concerning the Use of Prenotification Negative Option Plans” ( i.e., “Negative Option Rule” or...

Invitation Homes Inc., FTC v.

The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against Invitation Homes, the country’s largest landlord of single-family homes, for an array of unlawful actions against consumers, including deceiving renters about lease costs, charging undisclosed junk fees, failing to inspect homes before residents moved in, and unfairly withholding tenants’ security deposits when they moved out.

Invitation Homes has agreed to a proposed settlement order that would require the company to turn over $48 million to be used to refund consumers harmed by its actions. The corporate landlord will also be required to clearly disclose its leasing prices, establish policies and procedures to handle security deposit refunds fairly, and stop other unlawful behavior. In March 2026, the FTC announced it was sending more than $47.2 million to harmed consumers.

Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
202 3170
Case Status
Pending

Walmart Inc., FTC et al. v. (Walmart Spark Driver)

Walmart, Inc. has agreed to a $100 million judgment to settle FTC allegations that the company caused delivery drivers to lose tens of millions of dollars’ worth of earnings, by deceiving them about the base pay, incentive pay and tips they could earn. 

Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
232 3055
Case Status
Pending

Mercury Marketing LLC, FTC v.

The FTC filed a complaint alleging that Mercury Marketing, LLC, and other defendants impersonated substance use disorder treatment clinics in Google search ads to deceptively route consumers trying to call those clinics to defendant clinics.

Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
242 3079
Case Status
Pending