Marketers of Unproven Weight-Loss Products Ordered to Pay Nearly $2 Million

A federal district court has ordered the marketers of an herbal tea and a diet patch to pay nearly $2…

14 years ago

FTC Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of Panasonic Corporation/Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; FTC Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of Service Corporation International and Palm Mortuary, Inc.

FTC Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of Panasonic Corporation/Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. Following a public comment period, the Federal…

14 years ago

Debt Collection Supervisors Settle FTC Charges

Concluding a case that drew the largest civil penalty ever imposed on a debt collection business, the Federal Trade Commission…

14 years ago

FTC Seeks Public Comment on Program to Keep Web Site Operators in Compliance With the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on proposed guidelines that are designed to help Web site operators comply…

14 years ago

Victims of Suntasia Telemarketing Scam Being Reimbursed $14.1 Million

Starting January 6, 2010, more than 356,000 checks will be mailed to consumers who were victimized by a fraudulent telemarketing…

14 years ago

FTC Approves Two Reports to Congress on the National Do Not Call Registry

The Federal Trade Commission, as required by The Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007, has approved two reports to…

14 years ago

FTC, Partners Launch Consumer Protection Week Web Site, Blog

The Federal Trade Commission has launched its Web site and blog for National Consumer Protection Week 2010, which will be…

14 years ago

FTC Issues Staff Report on Agency’s Fraud Forum

The Federal Trade Commission today issued a Fraud Forum staff report that examines more effective ways to protect consumers from…

14 years ago

Commission Upholds Judges Ruling Against Marketers of Bogus Cancer Cures

The Federal Trade Commission today upheld charges against Daniel Chapter One, an herbal products company, and its officer for making…

14 years ago