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Disruption Theory LLC (Inmate Call)

A federal court issued a temporary restraining order against Marc and Courtney Grisham and two companies they operate, Disruption Theory LLC and Emergent Technologies LLC, which do business as inmatecall.com and inmatecallsolutions.com, related to FTC allegations they offered fake calling plans for unlimited minutes and falsely claiming to be affiliated with companies authorized to provide calling services to people who are incarcerated.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

October 15, 2021

FTC Matter/File Number

192 3156

Case Status

Pending

Cases and Proceedings

Kuuhuub, Inc., et al., U.S. v. (Recolor Oy)

Kuuhuub Inc., Kuu Hubb Oy and Recolor Oy settled FTC allegations that they violated a children’s privacy law by collecting and disclosing personal information about children who used the app without notifying their parents and obtaining their consent.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

July 22, 2021

FTC Matter/File Number

182 3184

Case Status

Pending

Online Coloring Book App Recolor Settles FTC Allegations It Illegally Collected Kids’ Personal Information

Date

July 1, 2021

The operators of an online coloring book app will be required to notify parents and offer refunds to current underage subscribers to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that they violated a...

The FTC Directed 30 More Marketers to Stop Making Unsupported Claims That Their Products and Therapies Can Effectively Prevent or Treat COVID-19

Date

April 29, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission announced that 30 more marketers nationwide have stopped making unsubstantiated claims that their products and therapies can prevent or treat COVID-19, the disease caused...

Jan12

Western Region (Utah and Northern Nevada) - Consumer Protection and Financial Impact Listening Session

January 12, 2021 | 12:00AM

Covid-19 has led to a variety of consumer protection issues, and the pandemic continues to have a large financial impact on people in every community. To help people find accurate and reliable...

Oct02

Western Region (Colorado) - Consumer Protection and Financial Impact Listening Session

October 2, 2020 | 12:00AM

COVID-19 has led to a variety of consumer protection issues, and the pandemic continues to have a large financial impact on people in every community. To help people find accurate and reliable...

Oct28

Western Region (Nevada) - Consumer Protection and Financial Impact Listening Session

October 28, 2020 | 12:00AM

COVID-19 has led to a variety of consumer protection issues, and the pandemic continues to have a large financial impact on people in every community. To help people find accurate and reliable...

FTC Approves Final Administrative Consent Orders against Sellers of Deceptively Marketed CBD Products

Date

March 5, 2021

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved final administrative consent orders against six companies selling cannabidiol (CBD) products nationwide. In December 2020...

FTC Announces Crackdown on Deceptively Marketed CBD Products

Date

December 17, 2020

Note: The FTC hosted a media call-in on this announcement with Andrew Smith, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection on Thursday, December 17, 2020. The Federal Trade Commission today announced the...

Student Loan Debt Relief Scammer Brandon Frere Agrees to Settle FTC Charges

Date

November 19, 2020

Student loan debt relief scammer Brandon Frere and his companies, including Ameritech Financial, have entered into an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission to settle charges they misled...

FTC Halts Scheme that Falsely Claimed to Offer Unlimited Inmate Calling Plans

Date

October 16, 2020

At the request of the FTC, a federal court issued a temporary restraining order against Marc and Courtney Grisham and two companies they operate, Disruption Theory LLC and Emergent Technologies LLC...

FTC Approves Final Consent Order against Federal-Mogul Motorparts LLC Related to Performance Claims for Its Wagner OEX Brake Pads

Date

May 14, 2020

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Michigan-based Federal-Mogul Motorparts LLC (Federal-Mogul) made unsubstantiated claims...

FTC Halts Online Subscription Scheme that Deceived People with “Free Trial” Offers

Date

May 8, 2020

The operators of an online subscription scheme agreed to settle a Federal Trade Commission complaint alleging that the defendants duped consumers out of more than $74.5 million by luring them with...

FTC Acts to Stop False and Unsubstantiated Claims for Wagner OEX Brake Pads

Date

March 25, 2020

Michigan-based Federal-Mogul Motorparts LLC (Federal-Mogul) has agreed to settle a Federal Trade Commission administrative complaint alleging that it made unsubstantiated claims that its aftermarket...

Statement of Daniel Francis, Deputy Director of FTC Bureau of Competition, Regarding Announcement that Edgewell Personal Care Company has Abandoned Its Proposed Acquisition of Harry’s, Inc.

Date

February 10, 2020

Following today’s announcement by Edgewell Personal Care Company that it has terminated its merger agreement with Harry’s, Inc., Daniel Francis, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Competition, made this...

FTC Files Suit to Block Edgewell Personal Care Company’s Acquisition of Harry’s, Inc.

Date

February 3, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission today authorized staff of the Bureau of Competition to file suit to enjoin Edgewell Personal Care Company’s proposed $1.37 billion acquisition of its key competitor, Harry...

FTC Sending Refund Checks to Consumers Allegedly Misled by “Free” Trial Offers for UrthBox Snack Boxes

Date

December 9, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 2,221 refund checks totaling over $84,000 to consumers who signed up to receive a supposedly free snack box from UrthBox, Inc., but were charged automatically...

Dental Products Distributors Benco Dental Supply Company, Patterson Companies, Inc. Decline to Appeal ALJ Decision, Making that Decision Final

Date

November 8, 2019

After Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell held in his Initial Decision that two of three respondents named in a Federal Trade Commission complaint violated U.S. antitrust laws, those...

AT&T to Pay $60 Million to Resolve FTC Allegations It Misled Consumers with ‘Unlimited Data’ Promises

Date

November 5, 2019

AT&T Mobility, LLC, will pay $60 million to settle litigation with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations that the wireless provider misled millions of its smartphone customers by charging them...

FTC Obtains Preliminary Injunction Halting Online Beauty Product Sellers’ Deceptive “Free Trial” Offers

Date

September 6, 2019

The operators of a deceptive negative option scheme have agreed to a court-ordered preliminary injunction temporarily barring them from a wide range of conduct. The preliminary injunction stops the...

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