The Common Law

The National Do Not Call Registry

"...the National Do Not Call Registry (see below). The FTC does not, however, allow private companies or third parties..."

Dec. 31, 2004 Column by Luke Ellis

The Common Law

Free stuff - is it really free?

"...obtained from the company. For more information from the FTC, visit www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/products/unorderd.htm...."

Nov. 25, 2005 Column by Melissa Devine

Embalming for Dollars

Mum on Procedure

"...using third parties for some goods and services. The FTC calls them "cash advance items" and requires funeral homes..."

July 9, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

The General Accounting Office reveals that the Federal Trade Commission rarely punishes delinquent funeral homes.

"...report released last week, the GAO found that the FTC, which is charged with enforcing federal consumer laws, rarely..."

Oct. 29, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

T. Don Hutto: Homeland Security Bars U.N. Inspector

Homeland Security clangs detention center's door shut on U.N. investigator Jorge Bustamante

"...[with protesters]? We could shut this place down!" said FTC spokesman and border activist Jay Johnson-Castro. Barring Bustamante's inspection,..."

May 11, 2007 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

The Common Law

Late delivery on holiday present – do I still have to pay?

"...the company has violated the laws addressing mail-order sales (www.ftc.gov/ftc/consumer.htm). You can also contact the Consumer Protection Division of..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Column by Luke Ellis

The Common Law

Unsolicited items in the mail – what happens if the item is for someone else?

"...The FTC recommends that you mail the sender a letter (using..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Column by Melissa Devine

The Common Law

Can I cancel an order and get my money back because the item is taking so long to get here?

"...the company has violated the laws addressing mail-order sales (www.ftc.gov/ftc/consumer.htm). You can also contact the Consumer Protection Division of..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Column by Luke Ellis

Naked City

Mostly local scuttlebutt, with trips to Cuba and Denver

"...basis of a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), requesting that Denver's stations be barred from advertising them..."

Aug. 17, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

The Common Law

Correcting holiday credit billing errors

"...for disputing billing errors can be found on the FTC website (https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0385-sample-letter-disputing-billing-errors). The letter must be sent within 60..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Column by Luke Ellis

Nuts!

Stranger-than-fiction doc about an eccentric doctor

"...against the bogeymen of big government (the FCC’s and FTC’s predecessors) and big medicine (the AMA), ultimately losing both..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Common Law

I Ordered a Holiday Present, and It Never Showed Up

"...the company has violated the laws addressing mail-order sales (www.ftc.gov/bcp/consumer.shtm). You can also contact the Consumer Protection Division of..."

Dec. 26, 2008 Column by Luke Ellis

The Common Law

I ordered a holiday present, and it never showed up

"...the company has violated the laws addressing mail-order sales (http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/consumer.shtm). You can also contact the Consumer Protection Division of..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Column by Luke Ellis

The Hightower Report

Corporate Creeps Bilk the Elderly; and Al Qaeda Banks on Bush

"...find a bank to keep cashing unsigned checks. The FTC says Wachovia is such a bank, having accepted $142..."

June 8, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

Demanding Lege Action on Detained Families

Activists hold "People's Hearing" at Capitol to call attention to house resolution demanding alternatives to incarceration of immigrant children .

"...American soil, in 'the land of the free,'" said FTC spokesman Jay Johnson-Castro. FTC is calling on all protesters..."

May 4, 2007 News Column by Patty Ruland

Short Cuts

In a move that's certain to anger nonexistent film critics both in Austin and the world over, the Federal Trade Commission announced last week they'll be undertaking a review of how endorsement blurbs can be used in promoting films.

"...this anymore, but it's only last week that the FTC took matters officially into their own hands and announced..."

Jan. 17, 2003 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

About AIDS

The FTC bans a popular at-home HIV test.

"...product on the company's Web site. According to the FTC, company owner David Rothbart claimed on the Web site..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Column by Sandy Bartlett

About AIDS

"...the Internet may give a false negative result. The FTC bought test kits from suspect sources, and they failed..."

July 2, 1999 Column

The Fight Against Unsolicited E-mail

"...conducted and compiled a spam survey presented at an FTC workshop on June 12. Sanford Wallace, president of Cyberpromotions,..."

July 4, 1997 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Postmarks

Extremists Not Righteous

"...schemes. The Federal Trade Commission has a webpage at http://www.ftc.gov/pyramid/conalert.htm that explains the difference between the two and includes..."

Jan. 31, 1997 Column

Two Promising Challenges to SB 8 Forge On, as More Abortion Funds Face Legal Threats

Abortion advocates say the fight is a social one and long from over

"...went into effect, about 45 people a month called FTC, and that number has since risen to more than..."

April 1, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

World AIDS Day: No One Untouched

Roger Temme on why we still observe World AIDS Day

"...campfire tale of days gone by, before AZT and FTC and ABC. This is one of several reasons why..."

Nov. 27, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Beyond the Super Bowl

Media scholar Robert McChesney tackles the state of journalism on Super Bowl Sunday

"...A glaring example is the FTC's recent approval of the merger between Comcast and NBC..."

Feb. 4, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

About AIDS

The Federal Trade Commission has gotten a court order to halt sales of the Discrete home HIV test in the US

"...However, seller Seville Marketing is in Vancouver, so the FTC can only hope to stop Discrete shipments through USPS..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Column by Sandy Bartlett

About AIDS

FDA Approves New Combo Pills

"...Gilead's Truvada combines Viread and Emtriva (generically: tenofovir plus emtricitabine/FTC). Both have among the fewest side effects of all..."

Aug. 27, 2004 Column by Sandy Bartlett

Postscripts

Big Fish, Bigger Fish

"...the Federal Trade Commission anyway; as it stands, the FTC is currently reviewing the merger...."

March 12, 1999 Books Column by Clay Smith

Never-Ending Story

Independent? Chain? The Bookstore Dilemma

"...that did not net any conclusive decision until the FTC brought suit against the publishers in 1989, with settlement..."

Jan. 30, 1998 Books Feature by Clay Smith