The Federal Trade Commission today announced the agenda and panelists for its upcoming workshop on Section 5 of the FTC Act. The workshop will be held on October 17, 2008, and will consider the appropriate scope of Section 5’s prohibition on “unfair methods of competition.” Four workshop panels will explore: 1) the history of Section […]
Monthly Archives: October 2008
Kevin Trudeau Banned from Infomercials For Three Years, Ordered to Pay More Than $5 Million for False Claims About Weight-Loss Book
A federal judge has banned Kevin Trudeau from infomercials in which he has an interest for three years and ordered him to pay more than $5 million in profits from his book, “The Weight Loss Cure ‘They’ Don’t Want You to Know About.” The ruling confirms an earlier contempt finding against Trudeau – the second […]
Kevin Trudeau Banned from Infomercials For Three Years, Ordered to Pay More Than $5 Million for False Claims About Weight-Loss Book
A federal judge has banned Kevin Trudeau from infomercials in which he has an interest for three years and ordered him to pay more than $5 million in profits from his book, “The Weight Loss Cure ‘They’ Don’t Want You to Know About.” The ruling confirms an earlier contempt finding against Trudeau – the second […]
FTC Intervenes in Hexions Proposed Acquisition of Huntsman Corp.
Hexion LLC has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its proposed $10.6 billion acquisition of rival chemical manufacturer Huntsman Corporation would violate antitrust laws by substantially lessening competition in the North American markets for various end-use markets for specialty epoxy resins and the market for methyl diisocanate (also known as diphenylmethane diisocyanate and […]
FTCs Cyber Security Site Gets an Upgrade
The Federal Trade Commission’s Web site that helps consumers stay on guard against Internet fraud is revamping to provide extra tools for cyber safety. The FTC’s announcement of the newly designed and improved site comes on the first day of October, which is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. Since the September 2005 launch of www.OnGuardOnline.gov […]
FTCs Cyber Security Site Gets an Upgrade
The Federal Trade Commission’s Web site that helps consumers stay on guard against Internet fraud is revamping to provide extra tools for cyber safety. The FTC’s announcement of the newly designed and improved site comes on the first day of October, which is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. Since the September 2005 launch of www.OnGuardOnline.gov […]
Proposed Order Will Bar List Broker from Helping Telemarketers Defraud Consumers
Under the terms of a settlement announced by the Federal Trade Commission today, a list broker, formerly based in Arizona, and the two companies he ran have agreed to a proposed court order barring them from violating the agency’s Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). The proposed order settles a Commission complaint charging that the defendants assisted […]