What We're Reading 9/1/10
Environmental Leader: Study Finds 40% of U.S. Consumers Likely to Test Drive Evs
Forty percent of consumers say they are likely to test drive an electric vehicle, according to an online survey of American adults from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA).
Environmental Leader: FTC’s Green Guides Could Nullify Environmental Seals of Approval
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is on track to release an updated set of Green Guides that are used by the agency to enforce environmental marketing laws against unfair and deceptive advertising, reports Advertising Age. Experts tell the magazine that the pending guidelines could make about 300 environmental seals of approval useless.
FTC.gov: Auto Warranty Robocaller To Pay $2.3 Million, Sell Mercedes For Consumer Redress
Consumer Redress Collected from All Defendants in Robocall Case Totals $3 Million
One of the telemarketers who blasted U.S. consumers with millions of illegal auto “warranty” robocalls last year will pay approximately $2.3 million, give up his Mercedes, and be barred from telemarketing, under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that wraps up the agency’s case against the deceptive operation. In sum, the FTC is collecting nearly $3 million to reimburse victims of the scam.
Court House News: Facebook Gives Teachbook an F
Facebook claims schoolteachers copied its work and should get an F. The social networking site claims that Teachbook.com "rides on the coattails of the fame and enormous goodwill of the Facebook trademark" in "a blatant attempt to become Facebook 'for Teachers.'"
Reuters: Jury awards $7.3 million in "Man from U.N.C.L.E." case
A Los Angeles jury has awarded $7.3 million to producer Anchor Bay Entertainment from a woman who was accused of selling rights to the classic TV series "Man from U.N.C.L.E." that she didn't own.
