Feds Crack Down on Investment Coaching Schemes
In these difficult economic times, consumers need to be especially watchful against scammers who are anxious to take advantage of...
AT&T Agrees to Pay $60m to Settle FTC Lawsuit Involving Throttling of Unlimited Plans
AT&T agreed to pay $60m to be returned to customers to settle a lawsuit brought by the FTC in 2014 for failing to adequately disclose to...
Facebook Settles with Federal Regulators for over $5b
Facebook, Inc. agreed to pay a record-breaking $5 billion penalty to the FTC, and submit to new restrictions and a modified corporate...
Office Depot and Software Provider Pay $35m for Duping Customers Into Computer Repair Services
The FTC alleged that for over a decade Office Depot, Inc. and tech support software provider, Support.com, Inc., falsely claimed that to...
FTC Fines Music App For Collecting Kids' Info
The FTC fined Musical.ly app, with its online library TikTok, $5.7 million for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection (COPPA)...
FTC Goes After Company for Fake Amazon Reviews
Cure Encapsulations, Inc. and its owner, Naftula Jacobowitz, agreed to pay $12.8 million to resolve allegations brought by the Federal...
Regulators Charge Company for Misrepresenting to that It Had Enforcement Authority
The Federal Trade Commission and the State of Florida charged a Florida man, Thomas Henry Fred, Jr. and his company, Starwood Consulting...
FTC Bites Back on Deceptive Bug Repellent Products
The FTC filed a complaint against Mikey & Momo, Inc. and its owners alleging that they made deceptive claims about their...
Feds Crack Down on E-Cigs Marketed to Kids
The FDA and FTC issued 13 warning letters to companies that misleadingly labeled or advertised e-cigarettes containing nicotine to...
FTC Sues Lending Club for Hidden Fees
FTC sued Lending Club, a company offering personal loans online, for deceptively marketing loans with “no hidden fees” but charging a...
