The Federal Trade Commission and the Technology Law and Public Policy clinic at the University of Washington Law School will host a one-day Town Hall meeting to explore emerging uses of contactless payment devices and their implications for consumer protection policy. The Town Hall, entitled “Pay on the Go: Consumers and Contactless Payment, ” follows […]
Monthly Archives: May 2008
FTC and Virginia Attorney General Seek to Block Inova Health System Foundations Acquisition of Prince William Health System
By a unanimous vote, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a complaint challenging the proposed acquisition by Inova Health System Foundation (Inova) of Prince William Health System, Inc. (PWHS) and authorized the staff to seek a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction in federal district court to block the deal pending a full administrative trial […]
FTC Designates Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch as ALJ in Case Challenging Inova Health System Foundations Acquisition of Prince William Health System, Inc.
The Federal Trade Commission has designated Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch as the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) in the administrative trial on the merits challenging the proposed acquisition by Inova Health System Foundation of Prince William Health System, Inc. The issuance of the complaint was announced by the FTC earlier today. The Administrative Procedure Act permits […]
Undercover Shoppers Find It Increasingly Difficult for Children to Buy M-Rated Games
The Federal Trade Commission today released the results of its latest nationwide undercover shop of movie theaters and movie, music, and video game retailers. The FTC conducted a survey with 13-to-16-year-old undercover shoppers to collect data about the extent to which retailers prevent unaccompanied children from buying tickets to R-rated movies, R-rated DVDs, Unrated DVDs […]
FTC Files Comment with FERC on Standards of Conduct for Transmission Providers
Commission filing of comment with FERC – The Commission has approved the filing of a comment with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) concerning standards of conduct for transmission providers. The comment, which can be found on the FTC’s Web site and as a link to this press release, was filed in response to a […]
Agencies Issue Proposed Rules on Risk-Based Pricing Notices
The Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Reserve Board today announced proposed regulations that generally would require a creditor to provide a consumer with a risk-based pricing notice when, based in whole or in part on the consumer’s credit report, the creditor offers or provides credit to the consumer on terms less favorable than the […]
Express Consolidation Telemarketers Settle FTC Charges
The Federal Trade Commission announced today that Florida attorney Randall L. Leshin, his debt management services company, Express Consolidation, Inc., and telemarketer Consumer Credit Consolidation, Inc. have agreed to settle charges that they used abusive telemarketing and deception to sell debt management services to consumers nationwide. Two court orders entered in the FTC’s lawsuit bar, […]
Free Trial Smoking Cessation Patch Promoter Halts Deceptive Practices; Trials Werent Free, Patches Didnt Work As Claimed, FTC Alleges
An operation that offered “free trials” of its herbal products, including smoking cessation patches, has agreed to halt its allegedly deceptive practices, pending trial. The Federal Trade Commission sued, alleging that the trials weren’t free, the patches didn’t work as claimed, and the operation was illegally debiting consumers’ bank accounts without their authorization. The defendants […]
FTC Halts Illegal Spam Operation; Adult Site Violated CAN-SPAM Act
The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice have halted the illegal conduct of an adult Web site that sent spam with false or misleading header information, that failed to include an opt-out mechanism, and that failed to include a valid postal address, all in violation of federal law. A final court order will bar […]
FTC Modifies Order in Nine West Resale Price Maintenance Case
The Federal Trade Commission has granted, in part, a petition from Nine West Group, Inc., to modify a 2000 FTC order prohibiting the women’s footwear company from fixing retail prices with dealers. The modified order allows Nine West to engage in resale price maintenance (RPM) agreements with dealers and requires the company to provide periodic […]