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FTC Announces Another Action Against Alleged eCommerce Business Opportunity Violators

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In 2024, FTC compliance lawyer wrote about the first case where the Federal Trade Commission charged a gig work company for allegedly misleading consumers about the money they could make on the company’s platform and...more

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FTC Proposes Changes to Deter Deceptive Earnings Claims by Multilevel Marketers and Money-Making Opportunity Sellers

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On January 13, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it is seeking public comment on proposed changes to the Business Opportunity Rule and a proposed new Earnings Claim Rule to strengthen the agency’s tools to...more

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The FTC Cracks Down on Unfair and Deceptive Practices Involving the Use of AI

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On September 25, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the launch of “Operation AI Comply,” an initiative created to tackle unfair and deceptive business practices involving the use of artificial intelligence...more

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FTC’s Operation AI Comply - Let’s Discuss Dissents

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On September 25, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced five administrative complaints and proposed orders involving companies that – according to the agency’s press release – have allegedly relied on artificial...more

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FTC Action Leads to Settlement Against Defendants Alleged to Have Operated a Business Opportunity Scheme

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On August 8, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced that as a result of a lawsuit, two defendants that allegedly helped operate a purported business opportunity scheme known by several names have agreed to settlements...more

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FTC temporarily halts unlawful business opportunity scheme

On August 22, the FTC announced that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California recently issued a temporary restraining order against a business opportunity operation for allegedly engaging in deceptive...more

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FTC Compliance Attorney Foreshadows Evolving Biz Opp Rule to Include Money-Making, Business Coaching and Mentoring, and eCommerce...

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The Business Opportunity Rule (“Biz Opp Rule”) was first adopted in 2012. It applies to commercial arrangements where a seller solicits a prospective buyer to enter into a new business, the prospective purchaser makes a...more

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16th Public Commission Meeting - All About the Biz Opp Rule

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So today’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) meeting was a bit of a narrowly focused affair – all about the Business Opportunity Rule (Rule), which is a long-standing FTC rule that generally requires “business...more

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Next Stop on the FTC’s Rulemaking Train: Proposed Revisions to the Business Opportunity Rule

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In today’s open meeting, the FTC voted unanimously to issue an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) considering expansions to and revisions of the FTC’s existing Business Opportunity Rule (“BOR”). This will be the...more

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FTC to Dun & Bradstreet: Change Credit Reporting Operations to Benefit Business Customers

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Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it agreed to settle claims against Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), a business credit reporting agency engaged in deceptive and unfair practices with small and mid-sized...more

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Dealing With Disclosure Requirements for Franchises and Business Opportunities

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Everyone is familiar with franchises – if you have been to a McDonalds® or a Starbucks®, chances are the location is operated by a franchisee. Less familiar, at least in terms of national name recognition, are ventures...more

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Auto Manufacturers: Don’t Forget the Amended Franchise Rule When Considering New Business Opportunities

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As competition intensifies and auto manufacturers and distributors look for new ways to realize value from their brands, they and their counsel would do well to familiarize themselves with the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC)...more

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