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FTC Warns Advertisers In Initiative to Improve Disclosures in Ads

As part of "Operation Full Disclosure," the Federal Trade Commission has sent warning letters to more than 60 companies that allegedly failed to make adequate...

Yelp Fined $450k for Violating COPPA

Yelp is, once again, in some legal trouble.  This time it is for collecting personal data from minors under the age of 13.  This...

Intermundo Media to Pay $500k in Fines For Mortgage Leads

The FTC has recently reached an agreement with Online advertising agency Intermundo Media, LLC  (AKA IMM.com aka Delta Prime Refinance) for running deceptive fines...

CFPB Targets Payment Processor for Providing “Substantial Assistance” to Debt Relief Servicers

The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 and the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act regulate certain actions of debt relief service...

Eight Email Marketers Indicted for Fake Stock Tips via Email

Anyone who has been online more than a few days has seen advertisements for websites that claim to be able to help you make...

John Matthew Dwyer, Diet Pill Marketer Banned from Weight-Loss Industry by FTC

The FTC has recently agreed to settle with John Matthew Dwyer III, the co-founder and former CEO of HealthyLife Sciences, LLC.  The settlement specified...

Green Coffee Bean Manufacturer Settles FTC Charges

Applied Food Sciences, Inc. (“AFS”), has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it used the results of a flawed study to make baseless weight-loss claims...

Extortion Class Action Case against Yelp Dismissed

In a recent case (Levitt v. Yelp) the plaintiff claimed Yelp was manipulating reviews on their site to attempt to gain additional revenue from...

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