Julie Brill chosen for Federal Trade Commission
Boston Globe - Thu Nov 19, 9:48 am ETPresident Barack Obama has selected former Vermont Assistant Attorney General Julie Brill to join the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
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Pre-Paid Legal Services says FTC may sue
Newsday - Thu Nov 19, 9:56 pm ETPre-Paid Legal Services: FTC may sue over false marketing of ID theft protection program
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FTC Warns Internet Peddlers That Marketing Unproven H1N1 Flu Products May be Illegal
Kansas City InfoZine - Tue Nov 17, 5:56 am ETThe Federal Trade Commission last week sent 10 warning letters to Web site operators who made questionable claims that their products can prevent, treat, or cure the H1N1 flu, commonly known as swine flu.
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Company Selling 'free' Web Auction Kits Settles With FTC
PC World - Thu Nov 19, 5:08 pm ETA company that offered free Internet auction kits settles charges from the FTC that it then charged customers a monthly fee.
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Pre-Paid sees stock’s value fall
The Oklahoman - Fri Nov 20, 1:25 am ETADA — Shares of Pre-Paid Legal Services plummeted in heavy trading Thursday after the Ada-based company disclosed that the Federal Trade Commission has alleged the business made misleading claims in the marketing of its identity theft products.The stock fell $7.86 to close Thursday at $33.27, with the number of shares trading at nearly 20 times its average daily volume. That 19.1 percent loss ...
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Regulators issue complaint against Pre-Paid Legal
The Oklahoman - Thu Nov 19, 3:14 pm ETADA — The Federal Trade Commission has alleged that Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. made misleading claims in the marketing of its identity theft products, the Ada-based company disclosed today.The news sent Pre-Paid shares sharply lower on the New York Stock Exchange . The stock was down 22 percent in early afternoon trading.A Federal Trade Commission spokesman said the agency does not comment on ...
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Schumer: Feds To Crack Down On Phony Flu Products
WCBS-TV New York - Tue Nov 17, 2:35 pm ETSen. Charles Schumer said the federal government was notifying 10 companies in a crackdown on phony remedies to the swine flu now on the market. The Federal Trade Commission action followed Schumer's request earlier this month to address what he calls gimmicks and fake cures. He says the products threaten efforts to vaccinate as many people as possible. Schumer said Tuesday the FTC effort was a ...
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FTC Announces Agenda and Speakers for Upcoming Workshop: "From Town Criers to Bloggers: How Will Journalism Survive ...
Federal Trade Commission - Mon Nov 16, 12:58 pm ETThe Federal Trade Commission today released an agenda for its December 1-2, 2009 workshop on the future of journalism in the Internet age.
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FTC: Online Check-writing Service Not Authenticating Users
PC World - Wed Nov 18, 6:07 pm ETThe U.S. FTC asks a court to declare an online check-writing service in contempt of a January order to authenticate users.
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The EU-US Safe Harbor Does Not Protect US Companies with Unsafe Privacy Practices
FindLaw - Tue Nov 17, 10:36 am ETRecently, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has gotten tough with US companies that have not lived up to their own privacy promises to European consumers.
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ADDING MULTIMEDIA: Maureen Ohlhausen Joins Wilkinson Barker Knauer; Will Lead FTC Practice
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Nov 16, 10:37 am ETWASHINGTON----Washington, D.C. communications law firm Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP has announced that Maureen Ohlhausen will join the firm as a partner, effective December 1, 2009, and will lead the firm’s Federal Trade Commission practice.
Local Stories
Obama tabs NC attorney to Federal Trade Commission
WTOL 11 Toledo - Tue Nov 17, 3:30 pm ETBlue Hippo Facing More Legal Trouble from FTC
ABC 2 Baltimore - Fri Nov 20, 6:27 pm ETPre-Paid Legal: FTC papers part of ongoing process
News On 6 Tulsa - Fri Nov 20, 2:36 pm ET
FTC Consumer Protection News
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FTC Settlements Bar Deceptive Online Marketing of "Free" Internet Auction Kits
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FTC Charges Online Check Writing Marketers with Contempt
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FTC Issues Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for Fiscal Year 2009
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Federal Regulators Issue Final Model Privacy Notice Form
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FTC Warns Internet Peddlers that Marketing Unproven H1N1 Flu Products May Be Illegal
Mon Nov 16, 11:00 am EST
