Opinion 97-1
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Applicability of the fractional franchise exemption to a rehabilitative services franchise licensed to two types of medical providers.
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Announced Actions for January 28, 1997
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Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period on each, the Commission has made final consent agreements with the following entities. The Commission action makes the...
Computer Business Services, Inc., et al., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
942 3311
Docket Number
C-3705
Opinion 97-2
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Advises that the funeral rule does not permit a funeral provider to require a family’spresence for delivery of a casket purchased from a third-party casket seller.
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Opinion 97-1
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Opines that funeral provider’s refusal to accept delivery of a casket purchased from a third-party casket seller would violate the funeral rule.
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Staff Report: Public Workshop on Consumer Privacy on the Global Information Infrastructure
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Table of Contents THE ONLINE MARKETPLACE: Challenges and Opportunities ONLINE PRIVACY: General Practices and Concerns ENHANCING CONSUMER PRIVACY ONLINE CHILDREN AND PRIVACY ONLINE CONCLUSION...
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Business Supply Scammers Settle FTC Charges
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Three telemarketing operations that were sued in a Federal Trade Commission sweep of scams that bilked small businesses have agreed to settle charges that their business practices were deceptive and...
Million Dollar Settlement with Office Supply Telemarketer
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A Florida telemarketing operation that conned thousands of consumers into ordering merchandise, charged them inflated prices and pressured them to collect bills will pay $1 million to settle Federal...
Opinion 96-4
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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...
Opinion 96-5
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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...
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...
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