Nov06
Detroit Common Ground Conference
The Federal Trade Commission brought together local, state, and federal agencies, along with legal services attorneys and other consumer advocates for a full-day meeting. The morning was a closed...
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FTC Settlement Bars Patent Assertion Entity From Using Deceptive Tactics
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A company and its law firm have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they used deceptive sales claims and phony legal threats in letters that accused thousands of small businesses...
Opinion 14-1
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Discusses whether statutory and catalog sales exemption from definition of telemarketing applies to seller that solicits inbound calls in response to mailed catalogs, but does not complete a sale...
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opinion_14-1.pdf
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Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen - In the Matter of AmeriGas and Blue Rhino
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Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner
FTC Charges Gerber with Falsely Advertising Its Good Start Gentle Formula Protects Infants from Developing Allergies
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged Gerber Products Co., also doing business as Nestlé Nutrition, with deceptively advertising that feeding its Good Start Gentle formula to infants with a family...
Comment Filed by Jessica Rich, Discussing Voluntary Code of Conduct for Utilities and Third Parties Providing Consumer Energy Use Services
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BCP Director Jessica Rich wrote a letter to the Federal Smart Grid Task Force, of the U.S. Department of Energy regarding their draft Voluntary Code of Conduct (VCC) for protecting consumer energy use...
Online Dating Service Agrees to Stop Deceptive Use of Fake Profiles
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Note: Steve Baker, Director of the FTC’s Midwest Region Office, will take reporters’ questions by phone : Date: October 29, 2014 Time: 2 p.m. ET Call-in: (800) 230-1951 , confirmation number 341247...
Oct29
Fraud Affects Every Community
This workshop will examine how fraud affects groups including older adults, servicemembers and veterans, low-income communities, and African-Americans, Latinos, Asians, and Native Americans. The FTC’s...
Paglia, Ralph
Type of Action
Process Enforcement
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
131-0206
Case Status
Closed
FTC Says AT&T Has Misled Millions of Consumers with ‘Unlimited’ Data Promises
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FTC's complaint says that AT&T charged customers for “unlimited” data plans while reducing their data speeds, in some cases by nearly 90 percent.
Marketers Agree to Settle FTC Charges They Deceived Small Businesses Into Buying Credit/Debit Card Processing Services
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A company that sold credit and debit card payment processing services to small businesses has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it used deception and unsubstantiated claims when...
Federal Trade Commission Staff Reply Comment to the New York State Public Service Commission on “Reforming the Energy Vision” Project
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Matter Number
V140012
The FTC staff submitted a reply comment in response to certain comments filed with the New York State Public Service Commission (NY PSC) regarding the proposal to authorize the establishment of...
FTC Staff Advises New York State Public Service Commission To Increase Competition in Proposal to Transform Electric Distribution System
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The Federal Trade Commission staff submitted a reply comment in response to certain comments filed with the New York State Public Service Commission (NY PSC) regarding the NY PSC staff’s proposal to...
At FTC’s Request, Court Shuts Down New York-Based Tech Support Scam Business
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(CORRECTED) At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has shut down a company that scammed computer users by tricking them into paying hundreds of dollars for technical support...
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