FTC: Consumer Cop on the Global Beat
Chances are you have never heard of the “Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders Act of 2006,” an addition to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) enforcement...
View ArticleFTC Flunks First Court Test of ‘Biz-Op’ Rule
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) loves to trumpet its new enforcement actions, new rules and big court wins through full-court media blitzes. Quite the opposite occurs when it suffers a legal defeat....
View ArticleThe FTC Goes ‘Native’
Unless the government is still shut down, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) plans to go “native” on Dec. 4, hosting a public workshop on the latest – some say disingenuous – innovation in digital...
View ArticleFTC Gives Itself High Marks for 2013; Begins 2014 With a Bang
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has looked back on its accomplishments in 2013 and pronounced itself pleased. And it has ushered in 2014 – its centennial year – with a bang, announcing a new round...
View ArticleDoes the FTC Have Legal Authority Over Affiliate Networks?
In the past few years, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has placed several affiliate networks under consent orders for operating allegedly deceptive advertising schemes in violation of the ban on...
View ArticleCan You Say ‘Thank You’ Under the TCPA?
Since the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) told telemarketers last October, in new rules issued under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), that henceforth they would need consumers’...
View ArticleFTC Sues Processors for Being ‘Unfair’ to Consumers
We think of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as an anti-deception agency, and it is just that. The vast majority of its cases are brought against deceptive business practices. By statute, however,...
View ArticleFTC Snares Ingredient Supplier in Widening Liability Net
My last article and others before discussed a new core enforcement strategy at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC): widening the net of liability and consumer redress recovery through actions against...
View ArticleFTC Ratchets Up “Conspicuous” Bar For Negative Option Disclosures
It was a busy Fall for the Federal Trade Commission in its non-stop enforcement campaign against “continuity” programs it feels do not “clearly and conspicuously” disclose the terms of a “negative...
View ArticleFTC Commissioners Remain Divided on Health Claim Substantiation
While the appeal of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) decision in POM Wonderful that “disease treatment” claims must be backed by two randomized controlled trials (RCTs) inexorably makes its way to...
View Article
