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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. AMERICAN FUTURE SYSTEMS, INC. et al

  1. May 19, 2025

    FTC Owes Publisher Fees For Failed 'Deceptive' Tactics Case

    The Federal Trade Commission has to pay attorney fees to a newsletter and law book publisher it took to court in an unsuccessful suit over alleged "deceptive" tactics used to sell subscriptions, with a Pennsylvania federal judge ruling that the government's case wasn't justified.

  2. September 26, 2023

    FTC Calls Out During Trial Pa. Publisher's 'Deceptive' Tactics

    The Federal Trade Commission told a Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday that a business newsletter and law book publisher duped potential customers into buying expensive subscriptions when they thought they were only receiving free samples.

  3. May 03, 2021

    Pa. AG Can Join FTC's Fraud Suit Against Publisher

    The attorney general of Pennsylvania can sue a publisher of business newsletters and law books under the state's consumer protection law because even business-to-business transactions fall under the AG's "public enforcement" powers under the law, a federal judge has ruled.

  4. May 13, 2020

    FTC Says Pa. Publisher Misled Customers Over 'Free Samples'

    The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday went after a Pennsylvania publisher of business newsletters and law books that allegedly misrepresented its publications as free samples, along with an unlicensed collection agency that worked with the publisher to get customers to pay for subscriptions they hadn't knowingly signed up for.