Commissioner Edith Ramirez appointed top spot at FTC *

USA - March 4 2013
On Thursday, the White House announced it intends to designate Edith Ramirez as the new chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Ramirez, a…

Co-authors: Matthew Rabinowitz.

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Jon Leibowitz announces departure from FTC *

USA - February 7 2013
Last week, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Jon Leibowitz announced that he would leave the FTC after four years at the helm of the consumer…

Co-authors: Gregory J. Sater, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Maura A. Marcheski.

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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, Gary D. Hailey, Roger A. Colaizzi, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Maura A. Marcheski.

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Extra! Extra! Marketer using fake news sites has no immunity from FTC! *

USA - February 7 2013
The FTC has become increasingly aggressive in holding advertisers responsible for advertising claims made by their affiliate networks and marketers…

Co-authors: Maura A. Marcheski.

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The saga of the forbidden fruit, part 2: FTC provides food for thought in POM decision *

USA - January 18 2013
In one of the least shocking developments since gambling was discovered at Rick's in Casablanca, the full Federal Trade Commission affirmed the…

Co-authors: Randal M. Shaheen.

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