FTC Requires Bi-Lo to Sell 12 Supermarkets in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina as a Condition of Acquiring Stores from Delhaize America

Grocery store operator Bi-Lo Holdings, LLC, the parent of BI-LO and Winn Dixie grocery store chains, has agreed to sell…

10 years ago

FTC Concludes Review of iVeriFly’s Proposed COPPA Verifiable Parental Consent Method

Following a public comment period and review of iVeriFly’s proposed Children’s Online Privacy Protection (COPPA) Rule verifiable parental consent method…

10 years ago

Interagency Consumer Compliance Examination Procedures for Mortgage Rules Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act)

The FDIC has released revised interagency consumer compliance examination procedures for the mortgage rules issued pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act.…

10 years ago

FTC Approves Final Consent Settling Charges that Accretive Health Failed to Adequately Protect Consumers’ Personal Information

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling charges that a company…

10 years ago

FTC Halts Multi-Million Dollar Work-From-Home Business Coaching Scheme

At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court entered a temporary restraining order halting a deceptive work-from-home scheme that…

10 years ago

Company’s Green Claims for Plastic Lumber Misleading

A Wisconsin-based manufacturer of plastic lumber products has agreed to stop making allegedly unsubstantiated claims about the recycled content and…

10 years ago

FTC Action Leads to Court Order Barring Misleading Light Bulb Claims

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has ordered a light bulb manufacturer and its owners…

10 years ago

FTC Action Leads to Arrest Warrant for ‘Cash Grant Institute’ Robocaller Who Ignored Court Order to Pay More Than $20 Million in Penalties

In a case brought by the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge ordered the arrest and incarceration of Paul Navestad,…

10 years ago

FTC Shuts Down Business Opportunity Scam

Several companies and individuals have agreed to settlements with the Federal Trade Commission that ban them from selling business or…

10 years ago

Operators of Phony ‘Free $1,000 Gift Card’ Websites Will Pay $2.5 Million in FTC Settlement

Twelve defendants that allegedly operated websites enticing consumers with bogus offers of “free $1,000 gift cards” for major retailers have…

10 years ago