The end of October brought refunds for tens of thousands of consumers harmed by deceptive credit offers and auto sales practices as well as the temporary shutdown of operations allegedly scamming millions of dollars from consumers enticed to sell goods online. All this and more after the jump.
Continue Reading FTC Updates (October 28 – November 1, 2024)
The FTC was relatively quiet the first week of December. The Commission mainly focused on continuing active matters and initiating a new false advertising action. These stories and more after the jump.
Continue Reading FTC Updates (December 4 – December 8, 2023)
The FTC has continued its strong start to the new year with enforcement actions related to false advertising in the healthcare industry and misleading conduct in the “gig” economy as well as revising the merger reporting thresholds and filing fees. These stories and more after the jump.
Continue Reading FTC Updates (January 16 – January 27, 2023)
The FTC has been aggressive wrapping up the fiscal year before the Labor Day weekend—it initiated several actions across various industries, protecting consumers from sensitive data leak to deceptive “pre-approved” credit offers. The Commission also issued its E-Cigarette Report for 2019-2020, which highlights dramatic surge in sale of flavored disposable e-cigarettes and menthol e-cigarette cartridges. Last but not the least, the FTC is sending checks totaling more than $1.9 million to consumers who bought Hubble brand contact lenses from Vision Path, Inc. This story and more after the jump.
Continue Reading FTC Updates (August 29-September 2, 2022)