FTC announces staff report on mail or telephone order merchandise rule *

USA - May 2 2013
On April 30, the Federal Trade Commission released a staff report on proposed amendments to the Mail or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule (MTOR) and…

Co-authors: Amy Ralph Mudge, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Randal M. Shaheen.

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FTC solicits comments on proposed changes to textile labeling rules *

USA - May 2 2013
The FTC will host a roundtable in its Washington, DC offices on June 19, 2013 to discuss possible changes to the Commission's "Guides for the Jewelry…

Co-authors: Amy Ralph Mudge, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Randal M. Shaheen.

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Why so negative on negative option? *

USA - March 12 2013
Continuity marketing is a pervasive component of the American economy. Today, consumers can have regularly scheduled shipments of just about anything…

Co-authors: Jeffrey D. Knowles.

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Recent NAD decision illuminates FDA’s “light” requirements *

USA - February 14 2013
On February 5, the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus (NAD) announced that Anheuser-Busch could support the…

Co-authors: Gregory J. Sater, Roger A. Colaizzi, Jeffrey D. Knowles.

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Lessons from FTC’s POM Wonderful decision *

USA - February 7 2013
The FTC has issued a final opinion and order finding that POM Wonderful LLC and other related parties violated the FTC Act by making false or…

Co-authors: Gregory J. Sater, Leonard L. Gordon , Roger A. Colaizzi, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Maura A. Marcheski.

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