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Williams-Sonoma, Inc., In the Matter of

Home products and kitchen wares company Williams-Sonoma, Inc. has agreed to stop making false, misleading, or unsubstantiated claims that all of its Goldtouch Bakeware products, its Rejuvenation-branded products, and Pottery Barn Teen and Pottery Barn Kids-branded upholstered furniture products are all or virtually all made in the United States. On July 16, 2020, the Commission announced the final consent order in this matter.

Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
202 3025
Docket Number
C-4724
Case Status
Pending

Corporate Compliance Services

The operators of a scheme that targeted new businesses across the country with bogus threats of government fines will pay $1.2 million and be banned from sending unsolicited direct mail under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission and the State of Florida.

Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
182 3007
Case Status
Closed

Miniclip, In the Matter of

In May 2020, the Commission accepted for public comment a proposed consent agreement to resolve allegations that Miniclip S.A. violated Section 5 of the FTC Act by misrepresenting its status in a Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) safe harbor program.

Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
192 3129
Case Status
Pending

Traffic Jam Events, LLC

The Federal Trade Commission took action to halt a scheme that allegedly deceived consumers with mailers supposedly directing them how to obtain federal COVID-19 stimulus benefits, which instead lured them to a used car sale.

The mailers sent by Traffic Jam Events, LLC and its owner, David J. Jeansonne II, were labeled “IMPORTANT COVID-19 STIMULUS DOCUMENTS” and directed consumers to “relief headquarters” to “claim these stimulus incentives,” the FTC alleged in its lawsuit against the company and Jeansonne.

Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
202 3127
Case Status
Pending

Liberty Publishers, FTC v.

The operators of a deceptive newspaper subscriptions scheme are permanently banned from the direct mail marketing business under a federal court order obtained by the Federal Trade Commission. 

Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
152 3035