3/19/2025 2:31:43 AM Trump Fires Democratic FTC Commissioners By Jeff Greenbaum Testing the limits of executive power, President Trump fired the two Democratic Commissioners on the Federal Trade Commission, Rebecca...
3/10/2025 6:19:07 PM FTC Announces "Top Scams of 2024" By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission just released data showing the top “scams” reported to the FTC in 2024. As the FTC explained, “Those...
3/9/2025 10:53:03 PM What are the President's Consumer Protection Priorities? By Jeff Greenbaum On March 6th, President Trump issued a proclamation declaring the week of March 2nd to be National Consumer Protection Week. While this...
2/27/2025 11:26:24 PM San Diego Notebook -- Thoughts From FTC Commissioner Holyoak on the Green Guides By Jeff Greenbaum FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak was one of the keynote speakers at this week's Consumer Brands Association annual CPG Legal Forum. She...
2/26/2025 10:56:42 PM Mind Your Health Claims: FTC vs. Pain-Relief Claims for Footwear By Jason Howell Erik Tuvey Health claims sell products! The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) certainly knows this and keeps a watchful eye on the market for...
2/22/2025 8:17:14 PM FTC Releases Initial Findings On Surveillance Pricing Study By Terri Seligman As I blogged about back in August, the FTC issued orders under its Section 6(b) authority to several companies that offer “surveillance...
2/11/2025 4:55:35 PM What Can You Buy For $53,088? By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission just announced the new civil penalty amounts for violations of the laws that the agency enforces, as...
2/10/2025 9:51:42 PM FTC Chair Announces Senior Staff Appointments By Jeff Greenbaum Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson announced that he has appointed Christopher Mufarrige as Director of the FTC's...
2/4/2025 12:49:23 AM FTC Closes Two "Made in USA" Inquiries By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission recently closed two investigations into marketers' “Made in USA” claims. Here's a quick recap. The FTC...
1/25/2025 11:21:41 PM FTC Chair Says "DEI is Over at the FTC" By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson announced that “DEI is over at the FTC." Ferguson explained, “DEI is a...
1/16/2025 10:55:32 PM FTC Proposes Earnings Claims Rulemaking, But Fate Is Uncertain By Kate Patton The Federal Trade Commission announced that it is seeking public comment on three proposals—two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and...
1/3/2025 4:40:51 PM Is it Time to Update Your Shipping and Return Practices? By Jeff Greenbaum Last month, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it entered into a more than $2 million settlement with online retailer GOAT,...
1/3/2025 2:06:36 PM Brain Claims Enjoined By Terri Seligman Back in 2017, the FTC and New York AG charged Quincy Bioscience and its founders with making false and unsubstantiated claims to market...
12/23/2024 5:06:22 PM Using AI For Product Reviews and Testimonials? By Terri Seligman First announced in September as part of its Operation AI Comply sweep, the final consent order against Rytr, an AI “testimonial and...
12/11/2024 1:52:38 PM Trump Picks Ferguson to be Next FTC Chair By Jeff Greenbaum President-Elect Donald J. Trump announced that he is picking FTC Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson to be the next Chair of the Federal...
12/6/2024 6:14:40 PM Face Value: AI and Facial Recognition Technology Claims Draw FTC Scrutiny By Andrew Folks On December 3, 2024, the FTC took action against IntelliVision Technologies Corp., a developer of AI-powered facial recognition software...