Netflix Settles Patent Dispute With Blockbuster
Jun 28, 2007 8:06 AM
Netflix Inc., the mail order video and DVD rental firm, has settled its patent infringement lawsuit with video rental chain Blockbuster Inc., according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Wednesday. ...

FTC Expands List of Consumers Affected by ChoicePoint Breach
Apr 25, 2007 8:19 AM
The Federal Trade Commission has mailed reimbursement claim forms to an additional 1,500 consumers who may have been exposed to identity theft due to alleged security lapses at information broker ChoicePoint Inc. ...

FTC Cites Restaurant Operators for Devaluing Gift Cards Without Notice
Apr 4, 2007 7:50 AM
The Federal Trade Commission has entered into a consent decree with three restaurant companies that gradually reduced the value of unused gift cards they had sold. ...

Boston Globe Loses Injunction Bid Vs. Former DM Employees
Mar 8, 2007 7:38 AM, By Ken Magill
The Boston Globe earlier this week lost its bid to get a court order blocking a local printing firm from using information the newspaper's Globe Direct subsidiary alleges former employees stole to start a competing marketing firm. ...

GlobeDIrect Denied Injunction Against Former Employees
Mar 7, 2007 8:34 AM
GlobeDirectLLC has had its request for an injunction against several former employees rejected by the Middlesex Superior Court. In February, GlobeDirect alleged that several former employees stole work histories, customer lists and internal documents, and enticed GlobeDirect clients to work with Kirkwood Direct, a company formed in December 2006 that employs the former GlobeDirect workers. ...

Experian to Pay $300,000 FTC Settlement
Feb 22, 2007 8:38 AM
Consumerinfo.com, doing business as Experian Consumer Direct, will pay $300,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that ads for its "free credit report" offer failed to disclose adequately that those who signed up would be automatically enrolled in a $79.95 credit- monitoring program. ...

Identity Theft No. 1 Complaint for 2006: FTC
Feb 8, 2007 8:11 AM, By Ken Magill
For the seventh year in a row, identity theft was the No. 1 consumer fraud complaint in 2006, the Federal Trade Commission announced yesterday. ...

GlobeDirect Alleges Former Employees Stole Trade Secrets, Clients
Feb 7, 2007 8:22 AM
GlobeDirect LLC, a direct mail and marketing firm owned by Globe Newspaper Co., has filed a complaint against six former employees. The complaint alleges the employees stole work histories, customer lists and internal documents, and have enticed GlobeDirect clients to work with Kirkwood Direct. ...

Valassis CFO: Advo Deal Would Dilute Shares
Dec 14, 2006 8:04 AM
Going through with a deal to buy Advo Inc. for $1.3 billion would dilute the stakes of its shareholders, Valassis Communications Inc. chief financial officer Robert Recchia testified Wednesday, according to wire service reports. ...

Growth Pill DMer Settles With FTC
Nov 29, 2006 8:17 AM
A Florida business and its owner, who marketed purported height-enhancing pills through the Internet and direct response radio and space will pay $375,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their advertising claims were deceptive. ...