Konkurencja i konsument · 31.01.1997

Sherman G. Smith; Prohibited Trade Practices, and Affirmative Corrective Actions

In settlement of alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices and unfair methods of competition, this consent order prohibits, among other thins, a Utah- based individual doing business as Starr Communications from misrepresenting, in advertisements for a work-at-home business, the income, earnings, or sales from any business opportunity and prohibits any claims concerning past, present, or future earnings unless, at the time of making the representation, it possesses competent and reliable evidence to substantiate the claim.