Tag: Consumer Protection

Appeals Court Upholds FTC Ruling; Doan's Must Include Corrective Message in Future Advertising and Labeling

Date

August 21, 2000

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has unanimously upheld a Federal Trade Commission decision ordering the maker of Doan's Pills to run corrective advertising. The Court's...

Letter from Elaine D. Kolish, Associate Director for Enforcement, concerning the labeling of packages containing textile or wool products (215.46 KB)

Lands' End, Inc.

Date

August 18, 2000

Section 609: Disclosures to consumers

Date

August 8, 2000

Section 623(b): Duty of furnishers to investigate consumer disputes

Date

August 1, 2000

Section 612: Charges for disclosures

Date

August 1, 2000

Section 611(a): Investigation of consumer disputes by CRAs

Date

August 1, 2000

Section 609(a)(3): Identification of recipients

Date

August 1, 2000

Section 603(g): Definition of "file"

Date

August 1, 2000

Commissioner Statements

Statement of Commissioner Thomas B. Leary Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part on the FTC's Online Profiling: A Report to Congress (Part 2)

Date

July 27, 2000

Thomas B. Leary, Former Commissioner

Statement of Commissioner Thomas B. Leary on the FTC's Online Profiling: A Report to Congress (Part 2) (23.5 KB)

Commissioner Statements

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Orson Swindle on the FTC's Online Profiling: A Report to Congress (Part 2)

Date

July 27, 2000

Orson Swindle, Former Commissioner

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Orson Swindle on the FTC's Online Profiling: A Report to Congress (Part 2) (28.71 KB)

Commissioner Statements

Statement of Commissioner Mozelle W. Thompson on the FTC's Online Profiling: A Report to Congress (Part 2)

Date

July 27, 2000

Mozelle W. Thompson, Former Commissioner

Statement of Commissioner Mozelle W. Thompson on the FTC's Online Profiling: A Report to Congress (Part 2) (16.17 KB)

Federal Trade Commission Issues Report on Online Profiling

Date

July 27, 2000

The Federal Trade Commission today issued the second part of its report on online profiling by network advertisers. The Commission unanimously applauded the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) for...

Quality Maintenance and Joanne Drobut

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

July 26, 2000

FTC Matter/File Number

992 3278

X000009

Section 604(a)(3)(F): Legitimate business need

Date

July 26, 2000

Section 603(d)(1): Definition of "consumer report" (general)

Date

July 26, 2000

"Operation Misprint" Defendants Banned from Telemarketing Of Nondurable Office, Cleaning or Janitorial Supplies As Part of FTC Settlement

Date

July 26, 2000

Quality Maintenance Supplies, Inc., based in Chicago, and its principal, Joanne M. Drobut, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they shipped and billed consumers for unordered...

Xpics Publishing, Inc. and Mario G. Carmona and Brian M. Shuster

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

July 24, 2000

FTC Matter/File Number

982-3541

Amicus Briefs

Toby Nelson v. Chase Manhattan Mortage Corporation, et al.

Date

July 21, 2000

Citation Number

00-15946

Amicus brief for the Federal Trade Commission supporting individual consumer's right to maintain a cause of action under the Fair Credit Reporting Act against an entity that furnishes information to a...

Toby Nelson v. Chase Manhattan Mortage Corporation, et al. (51.2 KB)

FTC Announces Settlement With Bankrupt Website, Toysmart.com, Regarding Alleged Privacy Policy Violations

Date

July 21, 2000

In a settlement announced today by the Federal Trade Commission, Toysmart.com ("Toysmart") has agreed to settle charges the company violated Section 5 of the FTC Act by misrepresenting to consumers...