Federal Trade Commission

FTC Issues Compliance Guide For Its Petroleum Market Manipulation Regulations

Docuticker (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

FTC Issues Compliance Guide For Its Petroleum Market Manipulation Regulations Source: Federal Trade Commission The Federal Trade Commission’s staff has prepared a guide to help businesses and individuals comply with the anti-fraud provisions of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) and the FTC’s Petroleum Market Manipulation Rule. The EISA authorizes the FTC to issue [...]...

First PPD Gets SEC'd, Then it Gets FTC'd. It Seems to be a Bad Year for Ponzi Schemes

Safehaven (Free subscription) | yesterday

When I first came out with the PPD research (which I released for free as a public service, may I add), many were doubtful as the market was literally manipulated upward. I feel my blog's patrons were confusing the alleged "scam's" ...

Pharmacists and Consumer, Privacy Advocates Urge Feds to Investigate CVS Caremark for Alleged HIPAA Violations

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), Consumer Action, U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), Patient Privacy Rights, Private Citizen, and Privacy Journal are asking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Federal Trade Commission to investigate potentially illegal activity by CVS Caremark....

There Are A Lot Of Scams For College Financial Aid Money To Stay Away From

finance 123 (Free subscription) | yesterday

By Nick Lesly Going to college can bring upon a huge amount of debt. There are plenty of financial aid available for you to get money for your college education, but be advised that there are also many college money scams around. These scammers are looking for any opportunities to cheat college students desperately seeking financial aid. You should be very careful when looking for financial aid for...

Innocent Mall Shoppers, You're Off the Hook: Federal Agencies Release Model GLBA Privacy Notice Form

Privacy Law Blog (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009

On November 17, 2009, eight federal regulatory agencies released their final model privacy notice form that is intended to make it easier for consumers to understand how financial institutions collect and share information about them. The model privacy notice form, which features a version that offers consumers an opt-out and one with no opt-out , represents the culmination of extensive research and...

When The Chips Are Down, Keep Them That Way

The West Virginia Rebel's Blog (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009

Free market? What's that? the Feds must have better things to worry about than whether two little Pennsylvania pretzel companies pose a danger to the American economy. This month Snyder's of Hanover and Utz Quality Foods, both in Hanover, just over the state line from Carroll County, halted a planned merger after regulators intervened. In deciding to extend its review of the deal, the Federal Trade...

US FDA going after phony Internet pharmacies

SunbeltBLOG (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Washington Post columnist Brian Krebs is reporting that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is moving to shut down 136 Internet pharmacy web sites that have been selling counterfeit drugs or those not approved by the FDA. The FDA office of criminal investigations has sent warning letters to the site operators and notified their ISPs that they were selling the pharmaceuticals illegally. According...

3 Ways to Ban Spam and Stop Junk

http://www.wisebread.com/feed (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

By Stacy Johnson I work at home, often under high pressure, so I'm not fond of interuptions. And yet they come constantly: spam emails that bury ones I need to see, stupid junk mail I have to sort through, people knocking at my door trying to sell me everything from steak to magazines and phone calls from people trying to sell me something. I'm mad as hell and not going to take it any more! How about...

Pre-Paid Legal Services Clarifies Previous FTC Announcement

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

ADA, Okla., Nov. 20 -- Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. (NYSE: PPD) wishes to clarify information provided in our press release issued yesterday, November 19, 2009. We believe the proposed draft complaint from the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") referr...

Pre-Paid Legal Services Clarifies Previous FTC Announcement

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

ADA, Okla., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. (NYSE: PPD) wishes to clarify information provided in our press release issued yesterday, November 19, 2009. We believe the proposed draft complaint from the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") referred to in yesterday's release is the next step in an ongoing process between us and the FTC that began in March 2007. This...

FTC Settlements Bar Deceptive Online Marketing

Misleading Advertising Law (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Image via WikipediaFrom the FTC Press Release on Commerce Planet's deceptive negative option plan.An online marketer of purportedly "free" Internet auction kits, which automatically charged...

FTC taking action against Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc.

Sequence Inc. FRAUDfiles Blog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Much to my surprise, the Federal Trade Commission appears to be taking action against Pre-Paid Legal Services (NYSE:PPD) for making misleading representations in connection with its Identity Theft Shield and Affirmative Defense Response System products. The company is named, along with CEO Harland Stonecipher anbd Chief Marketing Officer Mark Brown. The FTC seeks not only [...]

Legal Best Practices for Advertisers & Affiliates

Affiliate Summit Blog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Legal Best Practices for Advertisers & Affiliates panel from Affiliate Summit West 2007, which took place January 21-23, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV. Steven Richter , President and General Counsel, Media Breakaway, LLC (Moderator) Eileen Harrington , Deputy Director, Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau…

Pre-Paid Legal Services says FTC may sue

San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc., a network of independent law firms, said Thursday that the Federal Trade Commission may sue the company over allegedly misleading representations made by its identity theft prevention program. The news sent the stock plummeting... Pre-Paid Legal Services - Identity theft - Law - Federal Trade Commission - Crime

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Pre-Paid Legal Services says FTC may sue

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

ADA, Okla. -- Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc., a network of independent law firms, said Thursday that the Federal Trade Commission may sue the company over allegedly misleading representations made by its identity theft prevention program.

• Pre-Paid Legal Services says FTC may sue - Daily Advance - Business

Past Attempts to Control Tobacco Product Marketing

money | 12/08/2009

In the 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s, cigarette advertising frequently included claims that drew the attention of the Federal Trade Commission (e.g., “No worry about throat irritation even when you inhale!”). The commission's efforts to police these claims had little effect, however, for it was unable to stop the misleading claims until after the lengthy hearing and appeal processes had been exhausted....

Smoking: Promotional activities

money | 12/08/2009

Promotional activities have always been part of tobacco product marketing, but there was a marked increase in the distribution of promotional items for tobacco products in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The effects of this phenomenon on the uptake of cigarettes by the young could be readily measured by survey techniques, for it is relatively easy to ascertain, for instance, whether a respondent has...