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Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 8 of the Clayton Act; Notice
Fat Giraffe Marketing Group LLC
The defendants in an alleged work-from-home business opportunity scam are banned from selling any business coaching service or business opportunity under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.
WV Universal Management, LLC
The FTC is mailing 1,244 checks to consumers who bought deceptively marketed credit card interest rate reduction services after being contacted via illegal robocalls. Affected consumers will receive full refunds, with most receiving $1,100 or more, within the next week.
20190738: Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.; Fulcrum IT Holdings, LLC
20190793: Tesla, Inc.; Maxwell Technologies , Inc.
1902002 Informal Interpretation
20190742: Elliott International Limited; Ebay Inc.
20190743: Elliott Associates, L.P.; Ebay Inc.
16 CFR Part 436: Disclosure Requirements and Prohibitions Concerning Franchising Rule (Franchise Rule)
Inside Publications, LLC, In the Matter of
Following a public comment period, the FTC has approved two final orders settling allegations that Creaxion Corporation, Inside Publications, LLC, and their respective principals misrepresented that paid endorsements were independent consumer opinions and that commercial advertising was independent journalistic content.
Troth Solutions
The operators of a tech support scam that did business under Troth Solutions and other names settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they tricked consumers into believing their computers were infected with viruses and malware, and then charged them hundreds of dollars for unnecessary repairs.
Anthony Dill, Staci Dill, Direct Alternatives and Original Organics LLC
The FTC is mailing 104,612 checks totaling nearly $3.5 million to people who bought weight-loss supplements marketed by Maine-based sellers Direct Alternatives and Original Organics, LLC. Affected consumers will receive their refund checks, which average $33.12, within the next week. The FTC and the Maine AG’s Office obtained the money in the settlement of two related cases against these sellers and a marketing company that created and disseminated advertisements for Direct Alternative’s weight-loss products.
Creaxion Corp., In the Matter of
Following a public comment period, the FTC has approved two final orders settling allegations that Creaxion Corporation, Inside Publications, LLC, and their respective principals misrepresented that paid endorsements were independent consumer opinions and that commercial advertising was independent journalistic content.