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The FTC has a “cooling off” rule that speaks to this sort of situation. It addresses certain sales made at your “home, workplace or dormitory, or at a seller’s temporary location, such as ...
When the offer (say, 8 dollars for the first party and 2 dollars for the second party) is accepted, the parties get the respective payments. When the offer is rejected, both parties get zero. Cooling-off periods can reduce the rejection rates of unfair offers when the parties perceive the stakes to be large. [6]
Federal consumer protection laws are mainly enforced by the Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Food and Drug Administration, and the U.S. Department of Justice. At the state level, many states have adopted the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act [ 12 ] including, but not limited to, Delaware, [ 13 ...
The FTC has finalized a "click-to-cancel" rule that requires sellers to make it as easy to cancel a subscription as it was to sign up, in an effort to protect consumers from unfair or deceptive ...
The FTC rule provides a model of evidence-based rulemaking in the public interest. Unfortunately, that may not be enough to save it from a 6-3 Supreme Court decision.
In 1984, [10] [non-primary source needed] the FTC began to regulate the funeral home industry in order to protect consumers from deceptive practices. The FTC Funeral Rule requires funeral homes to provide all customers (and potential customers) with a General Price List (GPL), specifically outlining goods and services in the funeral industry, as defined by the FTC, and a listing of their prices.
The Federal Trade Commission is taking steps to make it easier for consumers to cancel digital subscriptions. The department will soon implement a “final click to cancel rule,” it announced ...
The FTC identified three types of enforcement measures: self-regulation by the information collectors or an appointed regulatory body; private remedies that give civil causes of action for individuals whose information has been misused to sue violators; and government enforcement that can include civil and criminal penalties levied by the ...