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Lawyers Run The World

FTC Legend Jessica Rich Joins Consumer Reports

Jessica Rich, who was forced out by the Trump administration after 25 years of working at the FTC, and was most recently the director...

Pesach Lattin - 2017-05-04

Lawyers Run The World

FTC Going Hard After Influence Marketers

Influence marketers, such as celebrities and those with large followings on social media, often promote products of some sort in exchange for payment or...

Pesach Lattin - 2017-04-21

Marketing Madness

Fake FTC Tech Support Shut Down by Real FTC

The Federal Trade Commission has gotten an injunction against a Florida man who claimed to be offering tech support services on behalf of the...

Pesach Lattin - 2017-04-12

Marketing Madness

FTC 2016 Annual Highlights

On March 28, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission released its 2016 Annual Highlights. The Highlights demonstrate the agency’s ongoing efforts to protect consumers and...

Richard B. Newman - 2017-04-02

Lawyers Run The World

Website Counter-Sues Federal Trade Commission Right Back

Anyone who doesn’t like the FTC, and there are quite a few of them in the online marketing community, will find this story more...

Pesach Lattin - 2017-03-28

Lawyers Run The World

FTC Alleges “Risk-Free” Trials Came with Hidden Charges

The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint against a group of online marketers, alleging that they deceived consumers with “free” and “risk-free” trials...

Richard B. Newman - 2017-03-26

Lawyers Run The World

Alert: Improper Toolbar Disclosures Considered Deceptive Practice by FTC

In 2012, Upromise, Inc. settled allegations that it violated the FTC Act by offering its users a “TurboSaver Toolbar” - a software download which...

Richard B. Newman - 2017-03-19

Lawyers Run The World

FTC Releases 2016 Summary of Consumer Complaints

Imposter scam complaints surpassed identity theft for the first time as the second most common category of consumer complaints received by the Federal Trade...

Richard B. Newman - 2017-03-06

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