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Type: Organization

Name: Federal Trade Commission

Nationality: United States

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First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Infographic: Skechers To Pay For Dubious Fitness Claims

Shoe company Skechers, whose rounded-bottom Shape-Up brand was purported to have been good for weight loss and overall fitness, has been ordered by the Federal Trade Commission to pay out more than $40 million in refunds. ... [ Published May 24 2012 by TheOnion.com ]

Entities: Skechers USA Inc, Fitness, Federal Trade Commission

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

POM Wonderful

POM Wonderful hits back at FTC with "you be the judge" ad campaign

(Credit: POM Wonderful) (CBS News) POM wonderful has hit back at the Federal Trade Commission with a new advertising campaign, telling consumers when it comes to "FTC v. POM - You be the judge." The ad references a Monday ruling by Chief Administrative ... [ Published May 24 2012 by CBS News ]

Entities: POM Wonderful, Pomegranate, misleading, Erectile dysfunction

First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 23 2012 - 1 Documents

Google Inc

Google's last chance in anti-trust talks

Google has been warned by the European Commission that it only has a "matter of weeks" in which to allay concerns that it is abusing its dominant position in the search engine market.An investigation by Joaquin Almunia, Europe's commissioner for competition, ... [ Published May 22 2012 by Digital Spy ]

Entities: Google Inc, Joaquin Almunia, Antitrust

First Reported May 16 2012 - Updated May 17 2012 - 1 Documents

Skechers USA Inc

Skechers to pay $40m for bottom boast

In an agreement similar to one last year against Reebok, the Federal Trade Commission said purchasers of the California-based firm's Shape-up, Resistance Runner, Toners and Tone-up shoe ranges could apply for refunds.The Shape-ups ads featured stars such ... [ Published May 16 2012 by Times Live South Africa ]

Entities: Skechers USA Inc, Kim Kardashian, Brooke Burke

First Reported May 17 2012 - Updated May 17 2012 - 1 Documents

Heelys Inc

Skechers lawsuit: A farewell to clunky shoes

A will prevent the company from making health-related claims about their Shape-Ups, Tone-Ups, and the Skechers Resistance Runner athletic shoes, which (surprise!) do not help you lose weight, tone muscles or fight heart disease without even going to the ... [ Published May 17 2012 by Washington Post ]

Entities: Skechers USA Inc, Lawsuit, Federal Trade Commission, Heelys Inc, Vibram

First Reported May 17 2012 - Updated May 17 2012 - 1 Documents

Video: Skechers claim misleading, say Feds

8:20 AMThe Federal Trade Commission decided the maker of Skechers was deceiving customers with false advertising saying there is no proof the shoes will help consumers shed pounds and shape muscle. Sketchers is dropping the claim. CBS News correspondent ... [ Published May 17 2012 by CBS News ]

Entities: Skechers USA Inc, misleading, Michelle Miller, False Advertising

First Reported May 16 2012 - Updated May 16 2012 - 1 Documents

Kim Kardashian

[Gossip] Kim Kardashian Sponsored-Shoes Do Not Help You Lose Weight

TMZ reports that the Federal Trade Commission has ruled that the new Sketchers Shape-Ups do not help you lose weight, and the company lied about clinical study that claimed the shoes help lose weight and strengthen muscles in the rear-end, legs and stomach. ... [ Published May 16 2012 by 411mania.com ]

Entities: Kim Kardashian, Brooke Burke, clinical study

First Reported May 16 2012 - Updated May 16 2012 - 1 Documents

Kim Kardashian -- Skechers Got My Ass In Order

Kim Kardashian doesn't care WHAT the Federal Trade Commission says ... she says Skechers worked for her, and THAT'S why she became the company's pitch person.Kim made a 1-year deal with the company, which touted Shape-Ups as a shoe that promotes… ... [ Published May 16 2012 by Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Celebri ... ]

Entities: Skechers USA Inc, Kim Kardashian, Federal Trade Commission

First Reported May 16 2012 - Updated May 16 2012 - 1 Documents

Feds: Kim Kardashian Hocked BOGUS Shoes

The Skechers fitness shoes Kim Kardashian tried to convince you to buy don't actually work ... not even a little bit ... so says the federal government. The Federal Trade Commission has determined Skechers made unfounded claims about its Shape-Ups… ... [ Published May 16 2012 by Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Celebri ... ]

Entities: Kim Kardashian, Skechers USA Inc, Federal Trade Commission

First Reported May 14 2012 - Updated May 15 2012 - 1 Documents

Universal EMI deal to be discussed by American Senate subcommittee

An American Senate antitrust subcommittee is planning to hold a hearing to discuss the $1.9 billion Universal purchase of EMI Music.The hearing is likely to be held this summer. A witness list is yet to be announced, but chief executives from the merging ... [ Published May 14 2012 by Music Week ]

Entities: Federal Trade Commission, Antitrust, EMI Music, Universal Music Group

First Reported May 14 2012 - Updated May 15 2012 - 1 Documents

Agencies give truth little credit

In the winter of 1994, I almost bought a home without knowing it.Somehow — and no one ever determined how — my Social Security number became part of the loan application of a homebuyer with a similar name. So did my employment information.I found out ... [ Published May 14 2012 by Columbus Dispatch ]

Entities: Equifax Inc, Credit Report, Social Security

First Reported May 11 2012 - Updated May 11 2012 - 1 Documents

Feds Probing Facebook-Instagram Deal

5-day The Federal Trade Commission has launched a competition probe into of photo-sharing application Instagram, according to a Financial Times report. Experts for the Times speculate that the probe — routine in any deal for more than $68 million — could ... [ Published May 11 2012 by New York Magazine ]

Entities: Instagram, Facebook Inc, Federal Trade Commission

Quotes

"There is insufficient competent and reliable scientific evidence to show that pomegranate juice prevents or reduces the risk of erectile dysfunction or has been clinically proven to do so…There is insufficient competent and reliable scientific evidence to show that pomegranate juice treats erectile dysfunction in a clinical sense or has been clinically proven to do so."

POM Wonderful pushes back against FTC [Chicago Tribune - May 24 2012]

...They also used the statement from page 188 of the ruling that reads, "Pomegranate juice is a natural fruit product with health promoting characteristics. The safety of pomegranate juice is not in doubt."

POM Wonderful hits back at FTC with "you be the judge" ad campaign [CBS News - May 24 2012]

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POM Wonderful pushes back against FTC [ Published May 24 2012 by Chicago Tribune ]
POM Wonderful hits back at FTC with "you be the... [ Published May 24 2012 by CBS News ]
Infographic: Skechers To Pay For Dubious Fitnes... [ Published May 24 2012 by TheOnion.com ]
Google's last chance in anti-trust talks [ Published May 22 2012 by Digital Spy ]
Skechers Shape-up's Ads Made Deceptive, False C... [ Published May 21 2012 by FashionMag.com ]
Oreck to pay nearly $700K in refunds [ Published May 21 2012 by CBS News ]
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Skechers lawsuit: A farewell to clunky shoes [ Published May 17 2012 by Washington Post ]
Video: Skechers claim misleading, say Feds [ Published May 17 2012 by CBS News ]
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Skechers to pay $40m for bottom boast [ Published May 16 2012 by Times Live South Africa ]

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Skechers fined $40 million for false claims abo... [ Published May 18 2012 by Oh No They Didn't! ] Footwear label told to shape up its substantiations or tone down its claims as American Trade Commission orders it to reimburse customers. Footwear brand Skechers is to pay $40 million (£25 million) to settle claims that it deceived consumers by ...
Fashion News: Isla Fisher prefers a cleanshaven... [ Published May 17 2012 by All The Rage ] Isla Fisher says husband Sacha Baron Cohen's beard in "The Dictator" didn't bother her at all, especially compared with the handlebar mustache he wore in "Borat." Why? The beard is fake, the mustache was real. She was "saddled with [it] for months ...
Media General Shares Soar After Warren Buffett ... [ Published May 17 2012 by Deadline.com ] Does Warren Buffett know something about the newspaper business that the rest of the world doesn?t? Whatever the case, Media General shares are rocketing nearly 58% in pre-market trading this morning after the legendary investor agreed to pay $142M for ...
Kim Kardashian -- Skechers Got My Ass In Order [ Published May 16 2012 by Celebrity Gossip \| Entertainment News \| Celebri ... ] Kim Kardashian doesn't care WHAT the Federal Trade Commission says ... she says Skechers worked for her, and THAT'S why she became the company's pitch person.Kim made a 1-year deal with the company, which touted Shape-Ups as a shoe that promotes… ...
Feds: Kim Kardashian Hocked BOGUS Shoes [ Published May 16 2012 by Celebrity Gossip \| Entertainment News \| Celebri ... ] The Skechers fitness shoes Kim Kardashian tried to convince you to buy don't actually work ... not even a little bit ... so says the federal government. The Federal Trade Commission has determined Skechers made unfounded claims about its Shape-Ups… ...

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