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Ross Nissan of El Monte agrees to settle charges over allegedly deceptive ads
2015-04-01 06:15:52| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
City Nissan Inc., which operates as Ross Nissan in El Monte, has agreed to settle allegations that it ran deceptive advertising, misrepresented leasing information and violated the Truth in Lending and Consumer Leasing acts. A complaint outlining the alleged violations was published last week by the Federal Trade Commission as part of “Operation Ruse Control,” a nationwide and cross-border crackdown to protect consumers when buying or leasing a car.
FTC fines auto dealerships in US, Canada over 'deceptive ads'
2015-03-31 02:18:10| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
The Federal Trade Commission announced the results of Operation Ruse Control, a nationwide crackdown on car dealers who allegedly use deceptive advertising to take advantage of car buyers. "For most people, buying a car is one of the largest purchases they'll make," Jessica Rich, Director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, said.
POM Wonderful loses bid to block FTC deceptive ad claims
2015-01-31 01:55:03| Beverages - Topix.net
POM Wonderful's claims that its pomegranate products combat heart disease, prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction aren't adequately backed by research, a federal appeals panel ruled, upholding a Federal Trade Commission ban on deceptive advertising by the company. "We see no basis for setting aside the commission's conclusion that many of POM's ads made misleading or false claims," U.S. Circuit Judge Sri Srinivasan wrote for a three- judge panel in Washington.
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Wireless carrier settles deceptive ad allegations
2015-01-29 01:21:25| Telecom - Topix.net
TracFone Wireless Inc., owned by America Movil S.A.B. de C.V., has agreed to pay $40 million to reimburse customers who purchased prepaid unlimited data plans that turned out to have maximum limits, the Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday. The FTC alleged that TracFone advertised unlimited data plans for $45 a month but either cut off or slowed, or "throttled," the data once a fixed limit was hit.
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Anheuser-Busch Sued For Deceptive Beck's Label
2015-01-13 19:18:37| Beverages - Topix.net
Anheuser-Busch contiinues to face criticism over what consumers say are deceptive import labels on beer packaging, this time in relation to Beck's beer . Just last month, Anheuser-Busch settled with Miami consumers Gustavo E. Oliva and Lady J. Suarez, who claimed they were misled into thinking Kirin beer was imported from Japan.
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