http://www.jrhwlaw.com/newsletters/Consumer-Law/?launch_axn=feed&type=rss_2.0 Untitled 13 http://www.jrhwlaw.com/newsletters/Consumer-Law/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000620&title=Deceptive+Advertising+Under+Federal+Law&source=feed <STRONG>Truth-In-Advertising Rules</STRONG> <P></P> <P></P> <P>The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has determined that the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTCA) imposes the following truth-in-advertising rules upon all advertisers:</P> <P></P>... http://www.jrhwlaw.com/newsletters/Consumer-Law/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000620&title=Deceptive+Advertising+Under+Federal+Law&source=feed http://www.jrhwlaw.com/newsletters/Consumer-Law/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000359&title=Broadcasting+Obscene%2C+Indecent%2C+and+Profane+Material&source=feed <STRONG>Obscene Material</STRONG> <P></P> <P></P> <P>Obscene speech is not protected by the First Amendment. In order to be obscene, the speech must meet the following three-prong test:</P> <P></P> <P>(1) An average person, applying contemporary... http://www.jrhwlaw.com/newsletters/Consumer-Law/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000359&title=Broadcasting+Obscene%2C+Indecent%2C+and+Profane+Material&source=feed http://www.jrhwlaw.com/newsletters/Consumer-Law/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000560&title=The+Truth+in+Lending+Act+-+Overview&source=feed <STRONG>The Truth in Lending Act</STRONG> <P></P> <P></P> <P>The Truth in Lending Act is a federal law designed to ensure that credit terms are disclosed to consumers so that they can compare terms and shop wisely for credit. The provisions of... http://www.jrhwlaw.com/newsletters/Consumer-Law/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000560&title=The+Truth+in+Lending+Act+-+Overview&source=feed http://www.jrhwlaw.com/newsletters/Consumer-Law/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000621&title=The+Textile+and+Wool+Labeling+Acts+-+Fiber+Content+Disclosure+-+Sectional+Disclosures+and+Pile+Fabrics&source=feed <STRONG>Sectional Disclosures</STRONG> <P></P> <P></P> <P>Under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act, the Wool Products Labeling Act, and their accompanying rules, if a product has separate sections with different fiber compositions,... http://www.jrhwlaw.com/newsletters/Consumer-Law/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000621&title=The+Textile+and+Wool+Labeling+Acts+-+Fiber+Content+Disclosure+-+Sectional+Disclosures+and+Pile+Fabrics&source=feed http://www.jrhwlaw.com/newsletters/Consumer-Law/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000504&title=Oral+Contracts&source=feed <STRONG>Validity of Oral Contracts</STRONG> <P></P> <P></P> <P>Most oral contracts are enforceable. An oral contract must satisfy the same requirements as a written contract. There must be an offer and acceptance, consideration, and mutual... http://www.jrhwlaw.com/newsletters/Consumer-Law/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000504&title=Oral+Contracts&source=feed