The Federal Trade Commission and several telephone billing companies submitted a proposed stipulated order to the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas to resolve allegations that the billing companies violated a 1999 court order and permanent injunction concerning charges of phone bill cramming. The billing companies have agreed to pay $5.2
FTC Looks to Purchased Search Terms in Deceptive Advertising Complaints
Businesses engaged in web-based advertising should pay careful attention to two recent actions by the Federal Trade Commission indicating the Commission is closely scrutinizing online marketing practices.
One action involved Lumos Labs, Inc., the owner of the online “brain game” portal Lumosity; the other involved Stratford Career Institute, an online school purporting to offer high
FTC and Maine Attorney General Action Against Weight Loss Supplement Sellers Results in Joint $16.4 Million Settlement
The FTC and Maine Office of the Attorney General recently announced a joint settlement with two Portland–based sellers of weight loss supplements. The joint complaint filed in the United States District Court for the District of Maine alleged that Anthony Dill, his wife Staci Dill, and their two companies, Direct Alternatives and Original
Payment Processor Charged with Participating in Telemarketing Scheme Settles with FTC
The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it had agreed to settle charges against Capital Payments LLC (now known as Bluefin Payment Systems, LLC), for its alleged involvement with The Tax Club, a group of entities engaged in fraudulently telemarketing development services, including business formation, counseling, credit development, and marketing to individuals seeking to establish
FTC Unveils Upgrades to IdentityTheft.gov
The Federal Trade Commission recently unveiled significant enhancements to its online portal designed to help victims recover from identity theft. Victims can now file a complaint with the FTC at identitytheft.gov and get a free, personalized identity theft recovery plan. The upgraded site comes in response to an October 2014 executive order issued by President
Join Us for a Complimentary Webinar on “The Telemarketing Sales Rule and Third Party Payment Processors”
We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partners Keith Barnett and Stephen Piepgrass will participate in a webinar entitled “The Telemarketing Sales Rules and Third Party Payment Processors” on Tuesday, January 26 at 12:00 noon EST.
The Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have initiated many investigations and enforcement actions against
FTC and Oracle Reach Settlement Regarding Java Security Updates
The Federal Trade Commission has settled claims against Oracle that it deceived consumers about security updates to Oracle’s Java Platform, Standard Edition software (Java SE). Java SE, which is used for interactive web browsing, is installed on more than 850 million personal computers.
In its complaint, the FTC alleged that Oracle has known of
LifeLock Pays $100 Million to Settle FTC Claim That it Violated 2010 Order Regarding Consumer Security and Deceptive Advertising
The Federal Trade Commission today announced that LifeLock has agreed to pay $100 million to settle charges that it had violated the terms of a 2010 order by the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, requiring LifeLock to secure customer data and change its advertising practices.
The FTC alleged, among other
FTC and Florida AG File Suit to Halt Robocalls from “Card Member Services”
The FTC and Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi obtained an ex parte temporary restraining order from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on June 22, temporarily halting several Orlando-based companies from allegedly making illegal robocalls designed to trick consumers nationwide into paying for “worthless credit card interest rate reduction programs.”
West Virginia Attorney General’s Office Settles Debt Collection Allegations against CashPoint
On June 23, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced that he had reached a settlement with Dominion Management Services, a vehicle title loan company that does business as CashPoint. The agreement will result in CashPoint forgiving about $2.36 million in consumer loan debt, and releasing liens on hundreds of titles of vehicles owned by