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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.