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The Federal Trade Commission today announced a court order requiring GOAT, a leading online marketplace for sneakers, apparel, and accessories, to pay more than $2 million for violating an agency rule requiring companies to have reasonable shipping practices. The FTC’s complaint also…
The Federal Trade Commission has approved final amendments to its Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) that will extend the rule’s coverage to so-called “inbound” telemarketing calls made for technical support services. These would include calls made by consumers to companies pitching technical support services…
Today, the Federal Trade Commission released the National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2024 which shows that consumer reports about unwanted calls continue to drop for the third straight year, with complaint volume down by more than half since…
Image The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $536,000 in refunds to consumers who bought Sobrenix, a supplement marketed and sold by Rejuvica using unsupported claims that it could reduce and even eliminate alcohol cravings and consumption. According to the FTC’s July 2023 complaint, Rejuvica…
Image The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $1.1 million in refunds to consumers who were misled by deceptive bait-and-switch advertising by LCA-Vision, the nation’s largest LASIK surgery provider. According to the FTC’s January 2023 complaint, LCA-Vision, doing business as LasikPlus and Joffe MediCenter,…
Image The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $2.8 million in refunds to consumers who were charged for purported “free trial” offers for personal care products and supplements. According to the FTC’s 2018 complaint, Apex Capital Group, Phillip Peikos, David Barnett, and related entities…
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court today approved settlements that will require the forfeiture of assets valued at about $40 million from a group of defendants who allegedly defrauded consumers nationwide by enrolling them, without their knowledge,…
Federal Trade Commission staff sent letters to 31 adoption intermediaries warning them against misleading consumers with respect to placement rates and placement times, suppressing negative reviews, or engaging in other unfair or deceptive practices that can harm prospective adoptive parents and birth…
The Federal Trade Commission announced today an update to the fees telemarketers must pay to access phone numbers on the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry in FY 2025, which starts on October 1, 2024. All telemarketers calling consumers in the United…
The Federal Trade Commission will receive Dyson Inc.’s comment on proposed changes to the Energy Labeling Rule at an oral hearing at 1 p.m. ET on September 19, 2024. The public may view the oral hearing via webcast on FTC.gov. On February 2,…