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Judge Upholds FTC Charges: Doan's Claims of Superiority in Treating Back Pain are Unsubstantiated

Date

March 12, 1998

An administrative law judge has upheld Federal Trade Commission charges that ads claiming that Doan's pills are more effective in relieving back pain than other over-the-counter pain relievers are...

Report

Commercial Weight Loss Products and Programs What Consumers Stand To Gain and Lose

Date

March 11, 1998

Commercial Weight Loss Products and Programs What Consumers Stand To Gain and Lose A Public Conference on the Information Consumers Need to Evaluate Weight Loss Products and Programs Report of the...

Advisory Opinions

Section 604(c)(1)(A): Reports for non-consumer-initiated credit or insurance transactions

Date

March 2, 1998

Advisory Opinions

Section 606: Investigative consumer report disclosures

Date

February 23, 1998

Advisory Opinions

Section 603(b): Definition of "person"

Date

February 23, 1998

Public Statement

Self-Regulation and Antitrust

Date

February 18, 1998

Text of the speech: Self-Regulation and Antitrust (908.17 KB)

Federal Register Notice

Rules and Regulations Under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act, the Wool Products Labeling Act, and the Fur Products Labeling Act

Date

February 13, 1998

Cases and Proceedings

Frank Bommarito Oldsmobile, Inc. and Frank J. Bommarito, In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

January 9, 1998

FTC Matter/File Number

952 3202

Docket Number

C-3774

Press Release

Announced Actions for January 9, 1998

Date

January 9, 1998

Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final consent agreements with the following entities: Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.; Volkswagen...

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 98-2

Date

January 7, 1998

Discusses disclosure updating requirements, concluding that the Rule permits an additional update after the most recent quarterly update to disclose new litigation against a franchisor, but requires...

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 98-1

Date

January 6, 1998

Apparent applicability of Rule to company providing locator services to business opportunity purchasers while also offering to sell vending machines.

Cases and Proceedings

Suntrup Buick-Pontiac-GMC Truck, Inc., et al., In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

January 5, 1998

FTC Matter/File Number

952 3200

952 3201

Docket Number

C-3779

Advisory Opinions

Section 623(a)(3): Duty of furnishers to provide notice of dispute

Date

December 23, 1997

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 97-9

Date

December 18, 1997

Apparent inapplicablity of Franchise Rule to manufacturer's dealership program in which sole arguable payment to the manufacturer would occur, if at all, as a result of manufacturer's right to share...

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 97-8

Date

December 8, 1997

Apparent inapplicability of Franchise Rule disclosure requirements to grant of additional franchises to existing franchisee where there are no material charges.

Policy Statements

Enforcement Policy Statement on U.S. Origin Claims

Date

December 1, 1997

Federal Trade Commission I. INTRODUCTION The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") is issuing this statement to provide guidance regarding its enforcement policy with respect to the use of...

Report

Individual Reference Services- A Report to Congress

Date

December 1, 1997

Table of Contents Executive Summary I. Introduction II. The Industry A. The Overview B. Types and Sources of Information Available 1. Information from Public Records 2. Information from Other Public...

Appendix D: IRSG Principles (49.93 KB)

Appendix E: Industry Principles -- Commentary (45.6 KB)

Cases and Proceedings

Jewelway International, Inc., et al.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

November 17, 1997

FTC Matter/File Number

X970054

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 97-6

Date

October 31, 1997

Discusses whether a fee may be charged for required identification viewing, and the applicability of the Funeral Rule to mandatory identification viewing.

Opinion 97-6 (502.86 KB)

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Event

Commerical Weight-Loss Products and Programs

October 16, 1997 | 12:00AM - October 17, 1997 | 12:00AM

The FTC, the American Society of Clinical Nutrition, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hosted a public conference...

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