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FTC Announces a Permanent Injunction Issued Against National Business Consultants, Inc. and Robert Namer A/K/A Robert Behar

Date

April 5, 1990

The Federal Trade Commission announced that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has permanently enjoined National Business Consultants, Inc. (NBC), and Robert Namer (who has...

Advisory Opinions

Advisory opinion clarifying three provisions of a 1972 order concerning safety claims for its tires

Date

November 30, 1989

Clarification of three provisions of a 1972 order concerning safety claims for its tires, Decisions Volume 112

Advisory opinion clarifying three provisions of a 1972 order concerning safety claims for its tires (1001.31 KB)

Press Release

FTC Charges National Business Consultants Inc. Deceived Purchasers; Asks Court to Order Halt to Violations

Date

April 25, 1989

The Federal Trade Commission has charged National Business Consultants Inc. with making false and misleading claims in the sale of business opportunities for business consulting services. At the FTC's...

Press Release

The FTC Charges FBS Violated Mail-Order Rule: Company Agrees to Pay $32,000 Penalty

Date

March 23, 1987

The Federal Trade Commission has charged that FBS, a nationwide mail-order marketer of clothing, violated the FTC's mail-order rule. The company has agreed to pay $32,000 to settle the charges, in a...

Report

Ophthalmic Practice Rules: State Restrictions On Commercial Practice: "Eyeglasses II": Report of the Staff to the Federal Trade Commission and Recommendation on Proposed Trade Regulation Rule: 16 CFR Part 456: Bureau of Consumer Protection

Date

October 1, 1986

Text of the Commission Staff Report (23.92 MB)

Press Release

FTC Effort Increases Voluntary Compliance With Real Estate Credit Advertising Laws

Date

October 17, 1985

The Federal Trade Commission today released a staff report stating that compliance by real estate advertisers with federal credit advertising laws in major newspapers in 42 cities has risen to 90...

Rules

Advertising of Warranties and Guarantees

Rule Updated Date

May 21, 1985

The Advertising of Warranties and Guarantees Guides help advertisers avoid unfair or deceptive practices in the advertising of warranties and guarantees. The Guides provide examples of disclosures...

Text of Rule

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 85-1

Date

March 18, 1985

Expresses view that refusal to serve consumers who provide their own casket violates the funeral rule.

Opinion 85-1 (75.46 KB)

Policy Statements

FTC Policy Statement Regarding Advertising Substantiation

Date

November 23, 1984

Appended to Thompson Medical Co., 104 F.T.C. 648, 839 (1984), aff’d, 791 F.2d 189 (D.C. Cir. 1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1086 (1987). Introduction On March 11, 1983, the Commission published a...

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 84-1

Date

August 8, 1984

Opines that refusal to accept a funeral because the family has purchased a third-party casket, and refusal to accept delivery of a third-party casket would be funeral rule violations.

Opinion 84-1 (75.47 KB)

Rules

Credit Practices

Rule Updated Date

March 1, 1984

Text of Rule

Policy Statements

FTC Policy Statement on Deception

Date

October 14, 1983

FTC Policy Statement on Deception (77.67 KB)

Report

Hearing Aid Industry Staff Report: Reanalysis of the Rulemaking Record and Revised Recommendation That the Commission Promulgate A Revised Trade Regulation Rule: Bureau of Consumer Protection

Date

April 1, 1983

Text of the Commission Staff Report (102.42 MB)

Policy Statements

FTC Policy Statement on Unfairness

Date

December 17, 1980

Appended to International Harvester Co., 104 F.T.C. 949, 1070 (1984). See 15 U.S.C. § 45(n). The Honorable Wendell H. Ford Chairman, Consumer Subcommittee Committee on Commerce, Science, and...

Report

State Restrictions on Vision Care Providers: The Effects on Consumers ("Eyeglasses II")

Date

July 1, 1980

State Restrictions on Vision Care Providers; The Effects on Consumers ("Eyeglasses II") (54.59 MB)

Policy Statements

Statement of Policy Regarding Comparative Advertising

Date

August 13, 1979

(a) Introduction The Commission's staff has conducted an investigation of industry trade associations and the advertising media regarding their comparative advertising policies. In the course of this...

Report

Staff Report on Drug Product Selection

Date

January 1, 1979

Text of the Report (92.3 MB)

Cases and Proceedings

Verrazzano Trading Corporation

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

May 15, 1978

Docket Number

9038

Federal Register Notice

16 CFR 433: Modification of Exemption from Trade Regulation Rule; Denial of Proposed Permanent Exemption—Forty-five Day Extension of Exemption

Date

September 16, 1977

Rules

Holder in Due Course Rule

Rule Updated Date

September 16, 1977

The Preservation of Consumers’ Claims and Defenses [Holder in Due Course Rule], formally known as the "Trade Regulation Rule Concerning Preservation of Consumers' Claims and Defenses," protects...

Text of Rule

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