Court Bars Brooklyn Company from Using Threats and Intimidation to Coerce Elderly Consumers into Paying for Unwanted Medical Alert Devices
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Court orders defendants to pay $3.4 million in “unjust gainsâ€
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Retail Tracking Firm Settles FTC Charges it Misled Consumers About Opt Out Choices
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Nomi Technologies falsely promised an in-store opt out, the FTC alleges
FTC Staff: Missouri Should Consider Changing Physician Supervision Requirements for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
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Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission staff submitted written comments regarding the competitive impact of a legislative proposal to modify the collaborative practice arrangements that are imposed on Advanced...
National Mortgage Servicing Company Will Pay $63 Million to Settle FTC, CFPB Charges
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A national mortgage servicing company will pay $63 million to resolve Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau charges that it harmed homeowners with illegal loan servicing...
Cardinal Health Agrees to Pay $26.8 Million to Settle Charges It Monopolized 25 Markets for the Sale of Radiopharmaceuticals to Hospitals and Clinics
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Under settlement, money to be deposited into a fund for distribution to injured customers
FTC Approves Final Order Barring AmeriFreight from Deceptively Touting Online Consumer Reviews and Failing to Disclose Incentives It Provided to Reviewers
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Following a public comment period, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has approved a final consent order with AmeriFreight, an automobile shipment broker, which stops the company from touting its highly...
FTC To Examine Competition, Consumer Protection, and Economic Issues Raised by the Sharing Economy at June Workshop
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On June 9, 2015, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission will host a workshop to examine competition, consumer protection, and economic issues raised by the proliferation of online and mobile peer-to peer...
Â鶹´«Ã½ Appeals Court Upholds FTC Order that Found McWane, Inc. Unlawfully Maintained Monopoly in Domestic Pipe Fittings
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld a Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission Decision and Order finding that McWane, Inc., the largest U.S. supplier of ductile iron pipe fittings used in...
FTC Testifies on Identity Theft, IRS Imposter Scams Before Senate Special Committee on Aging
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In testimony before Congress today, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission detailed the agency’s ongoing education and outreach efforts to combat identity theft, including tax identity theft and Internal...
FTC Chairwoman Releases 2014 Annual Highlights
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Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez released the agency’s 2014 Annual Highlights today, emphasizing the agency’s work to protect consumers and promote competition during the past...
Debt Brokers Settle FTC Charges They Exposed Consumers’ Information Online
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Defendants posted bank account numbers of 55,000 consumers
FTC Approves Final Order Barring Misleading Claims about App’s Ability to Diagnose or Assess the Risk of Melanoma
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Following a public comment period, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has approved a final consent order barring Health Discovery Corporation from making deceptive or unsupported claims that its app, MelApp...
FTC, Illinois Attorney General Halt Chicago Area Operation Charged With Illegally Pressuring Consumers to Pay ‘Phantom’ Debts
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Defendants are charged with illegally using threats and intimidation tactics to coerce consumers
Court Temporarily Halts Company From Offering Mortgage Relief Services
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Continuing to crack down on phony mortgage relief programs, a federal court has temporarily halted Los Angeles-based Wealth Educators, Inc. and its president from offering mortgage relief services at...
FTC Approves Final Order Barring Company from Making Unsubstantiated Claims Related to Products’ “Brain Training†Capabilities
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Focus Education is barred from unsupported claims regarding Jungle Rangers’ ability to permanently improve children’s cognitive abilities, school performance, and behavior
FTC Approves Final Order Preserving Competition in Market for BRAF- and MEK-Inhibitor Oncology Drugs
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Following a public comment period, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Novartis AG’s $16 billion acquisition of GlaxoSmithKline’s portfolio of cancer...
FTC Staff Offers Guidance on Promoting Competition in Health Information Technology Interoperability to Enhance Health Care Delivery
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Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission staff submitted comments to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), offering guidance on promoting competition, and the privacy and...
FTC Obtains Settlement From Network Solutions LLC for Misleading Consumers About Refunds
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Network Solutions LLC has agreed to settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission charges that it misled consumers who bought its web hosting services by promising a full refund if they canceled within 30 days. In...
FTC Settles with Two Companies Falsely Claiming to Comply with International Safe Harbor Privacy Framework
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Two U.S. businesses have agreed to settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission charges they falsely claimed they were abiding by an international privacy framework known as the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor, which enables...
Â鶹´«Ã½ Court Rules Affiliate Marketing Network and its Parent Company Must Turn Over $11.9 Million They Received From Deceptive Marketing Scheme
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(CORRECTED) A U.S. district court has ruled that LeadClick Media, an affiliate marketing network, and its parent company, CoreLogic, Inc., must turn over $11.9 million in ill-gotten gains they...
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