- For Release: November 24, 2008
Statement by David Wales, Acting Director of the FTC's Bureau of Competition Statement by David Wales, Acting Director of the FTC's Bureau of Competition, on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruling on November 21, 2008, that denies Whole Foods Market, Inc.’s petition for rehearing en banc of the appellate court's reversal of the District Court’s decision in the Whole Foods matter.
- For Release: November 21, 2008
FTC Approves Federal Register Notice on Advertising Endorsements and TestimonialsThe Federal Trade Commission today announced it has approved publication of a Federal Register notice seeking public comments on proposed revisions to the Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.
- For Your Information: November 21, 2008
Commission Approves Final Consent Order with Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order with Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. settling charges of illegal market allocation.
- For Release: November 21, 2008
Nationwide Debt Collector Will Pay $2.25 Million to Settle FTC ChargesAcademy Collection Service, Inc. and its owner, Keith Dickstein, have agreed to pay $2.25 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that Academy and its collectors misled, threatened, and harassed consumers; disclosed their debts to third parties; and deposited postdated checks early, in violation of federal law.
- For Your Information: November 19, 2008
FTC Announces Health Care Booklet and Web Site for SeniorsWith all the sources of health information available - many of them online - it can be tough to tell fact from fiction, or useful products and services from those that don’t work or aren’t safe.
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