Opinion 96-5
Date
Inapplicability of the Franchise Rule retroactively where the parties anticipated at the time of the purchase that the Rule would not apply because the only required payments were deferred until at...
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Opinion 96-4
Date
Apparent applicability of the Franchise Rule to a joint venture and license agreement. Discusses the ineffectiveness of transfers to affiliated companies of ownership of the mark and of franchisee...
Leather Guides
Rule Updated Date
The Leather Guides address misrepresentations about the composition and characteristics of certain leather and imitation leather products, and state that disclosure of non-leather content should be...
Oct03
Public Forum on Vehicle Buyback Disclosures
On November 8, 1995, a number of consumer groups filed a petition asking the Commission to look into whether vehicles bought back under state lemon laws are being resold without disclosing to...
Debt Collector Settles FTC Charges of Violations of Fair Credit Reporting and Fair Debt Collection Acts
Date
A tenant screening and debt collection agency operating in California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated provisions of the Fair Debt...
Opinion 96-3
Date
Apparent applicability of the Franchise Rule to mobile food and soft drink trucks identified by a common name. Discusses significant control and required payment elements.
Small Businesses, Churches, Nursing Homes Are Targets of Bogus Business Supply Companies
Date
Dozens of apparent con artists who targeted small businesses and not-for-profits ranging from churches to charities have been closed down in “Operation CopyCat,” a federal, state and local government...
Jun04
Consumer Privacy on the Global Information Infrastructure
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The workshop was part of the FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection's Consumer Privacy Initiative, an ongoing effort to bring consumers and businesses together to address consumer privacy issues posed by...
FTC Halts Internet Pyramid Scheme
Date
In its 12th and largest law enforcement action against fraud on the Internet, the Federal Trade Commission has obtained a federal court order temporarily halting a pyramid scheme advertised on the...
Benckiser Consumer Products, Inc.
Federal Trade Commission Decisions, Volume 121, Page 644
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
9323310
Opinion 96-2
Date
Apparent applicability of the Franchise Rule to a commercial real estate affiliation program. Discusses in detail the likely availability of the fractional franchise exemption to the affiliation...
FTC Wins Permanent Injunction Against Defendants in Charitable Solicitation Fraud Case; Court Orders $4.1 Million in Consumer Redress
Date
A federal court judge in Nevada has granted the FTC's motion for summary judgment in the Federal Trade Commission's case against International Charity Consultants, Inc., and its cohorts, and issued a...
Opinion 96-1
Date
Apparent applicability of the Franchise Rule to a log cabin distributorship. Discusses the criteria for coverage of product franchises, including the required payment element, and the fractional...
Ivory Jack's and Northwest Tribal Arts Agree To Settle FTC Charges that They Sold Fake Native American Artwork
Date
Two Seattle-based companies and their owners, Kurt Tripp and Ngoc Ly, have settled Federal Trade Commission allegations that they falsely represented Native American-style carvings as authentic Native...
The Safe Brands Corporation, Warren Distribution Inc., and ARCO Chemical Company, In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
942 3012/C-3647
Mar26
Workshop on the Use of "Made in USA" Claims in Product Advertising and Labeling
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The FTC held a public workshop on whether it should alter its legal standard for evaluating "Made in USA" claims, with representatives from consumer groups, industry, government agencies, labor unions...
Eggland's Best Cholesterol Claims Called Deceptive
Date
Federal Trade Commission follow-up of its 1994 case against Eggland's Best, Inc. has led to another settlement with the company over the cholesterol-related claims it has made in marketing its eggs...
Court Halts Alleged "Toner Phoner" Telemarketing Scam
Date
A federal district court has ordered a temporary halt to the allegedly deceptive "toner phoner" scheme run by seven corporations and eight individuals, doing business under the names of District...
BBDO Worldwide, Inc., a corporation, In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
942 3172/C-3637
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