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			<title><![CDATA[FTC warns hotels about 'drip pricing,' but is it enough?]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2013-02-10 08:00:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Consumers continue to get dinged and, worse, surprised by "resort" fees that often aren't quoted upfront in the hotel booking process. This one lump-sum fee often covers such items as phone calls, bottled water, Internet access, access to the pool or...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[FTC suit accuses California auto loan modification firms of fraud]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2012-04-04 08:06:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit accusing several California auto loan modification operations of deceiving consumers with false promises and then leaving their cars to be repossessed.

The agency alleged that Hope for Car Owners in Folsom and...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Reebok to pay refunds for toning shoes under settlement with FTC]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-fi-mo-ftc-auto-loan-modification-20120404,0,7052673.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2011-09-28 16:35:13</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit accusing several California auto loan modification operations of deceiving consumers with false promises and then leaving their cars to be repossessed.

The agency alleged that Hope for Car Owners in Folsom and...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kids have easy access to explicit music but have a harder time getting violent video games]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2011-04-20 16:33:34</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit accusing several California auto loan modification operations of deceiving consumers with false promises and then leaving their cars to be repossessed.

The agency alleged that Hope for Car Owners in Folsom and...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[FTC cracks down on anti-concussion claims]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/ct-met-mouthguard-concussions-20120906,0,6806755.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2012-09-06 00:00:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The mouthguard company Brain-Pad Inc. never claimed that its products prevent concussions. Instead, advertisements have long promised that the devices can "reduce the risk" of a head injury and create "brain safety space."

But even these nuanced...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[TBL: Morris Man Pays $1,600 To Reseller In November, But Timeshare Unsold]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/hc-bottom-line-timeshare-sales-20120526,0,4823281.column?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2012-05-26 00:00:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[With the possible exception of mold, mice and in-laws, nothing is more difficult to get rid of than a timeshare.

Scammers have found steady revenue by telling prospective timeshare sellers they've found a buyer. All it takes, of course, is an upfront fee...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Skechers to pay $40 million for false toning shoe claims]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2012-05-16 10:19:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[If you bought Skechers Shape-ups or the company&rsquo;s other toning shoes but still, somehow, have a flabby rear end, here&rsquo;s your chance to apply for a refund.

Skechers USA Inc. has agreed to pay $40 million to settle charges by federal...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fighting timeshare resale scams]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2012-04-24 00:00:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Visa have established a joint effort to warn consumers about timeshare resale fraud. Timeshare resale scams have generated a lot of consumer complaints: the FTC says they've "more than doubled in recent years" and the...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Skechers Comes to Multi-Million Dollar Settlement]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2012-05-16 11:14:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Attorneys General from 44 states, the District of Columbia and the Federal Trade Commission have reached a settlement with the shoe company Skechers USA, Inc. which resolves claims the company made about their product. S

kechers advertised that their...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Don't believe everything you see in car ads]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/wpmt-sketchers-settlement,0,7579479.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2012-03-14 16:25:22</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Attorneys General from 44 states, the District of Columbia and the Federal Trade Commission have reached a settlement with the shoe company Skechers USA, Inc. which resolves claims the company made about their product. S

kechers advertised that their...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[FTC: Reebok to pay $25 million for deceptive advertising of toning shoes]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2011-09-28 11:56:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Reebok spokesman Dan Sarro responded to the FTC settlement:

"We stand behind our EasyTone technology &ndash; the first shoe in the toning category that was inspired by balance-ball training. Settling does not mean we agree with the FTC&rsquo;s...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[FTC: Four Loko contains double amount of alcohol advertised]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2011-10-03 10:46:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Reebok spokesman Dan Sarro responded to the FTC settlement:

"We stand behind our EasyTone technology &ndash; the first shoe in the toning category that was inspired by balance-ball training. Settling does not mean we agree with the FTC&rsquo;s...]]></description>
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