By:  Linda L. Goodman In 1997, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) granted an order against ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. (“ICON”) which prohibited the marketers from making unsubstantiated claims for weight-loss exercise equipment and required that an endorser’s claim reflect […]

By:  Linda L. Goodman Intermundo, doing lead generation as Delta Prime Refinance used its Internet-based operation to drive potential borrowers for mortgage refinancing to lenders, will pay a $500,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived […]

By:  Linda L. Goodman The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has issued a final ruling on the Mail or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule, updating a longstanding rule governing mail and telephone-based retailers to explicitly include e-commerce vendors as well. The rule […]

By:  Linda L. Goodman On September 16th, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed a complaint against Diversified Educational Resources, LLC (“DER”), Motivational Management & Development Service, Ltd. (“MMDS”), and IDM Services LLC (“IDM”). Also named as defendants are Maria T. […]