Telemarketing Travel Fraud
Federal Trade Commission
Brochure from the Federal Trade Commission which offers advice on how to protect yourself from telemarketing travel fraud and where to complain if you have been scammed.
Tobacco Products Fast Facts
Federal Trade Commission
Brochure from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) which provides an overview of tobacco-product laws and explains the FTC's role in enforcement.
The New Boston Smoking Ban: What Employers and Landlords Need to Know About the City's Workplace Smoking Restriction
Wilfred J. Benoit and Robert L. Brennan of Goodwin Procter LLP
Under the recently adopted Boston Public Health Commission "Clean Air Works Workplace Smoking Restrictions" Regulation, most workplaces and commercial buildings in the City of Boston are required to be "smoke free" working environments beginning May 5, 2003.
Prepared Statement from the Federal Trade Commission on Advertising, Marketing and Antitrust Issues in the Global Tobacco Settlement
Federal Trade Commission
Prepared statement from the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission which comments on proposed restrictions on the advertising, marketing and sale of tobacco products and discusses concerns regarding any antitrust exemption in the tobacco settlement.
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Regarding a Proposed Tobacco Industry Settlement
Federal Trade Commission
Prepared statement from the Federal Trade Commission which discuss the competitive and economic implications of the antitrust immunity sought by the tobacco industry as part of the proposed settlement of tobacco litigation brought by various states.
Executive Summary of the Regulations Restricting the Sale and Distribution Of Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco to Protect Children and Adolescents
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of the General Counsel
Executive Summary prepared by the Food and Drug Administration which discusses the regulations which restrict the sale and distribution of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco to children and adolescents.
"Fast Food": The Next Tobacco?
Dwight J. Davis,Ann Driscoll and Jaime Schwartz*
In the Summer of 2002, three lawsuits were filed against Quick Service Restaurants ("QSRs") alleging that various classes of plaintiffs had suffered damages caused by eating what is commonly referred to as "fast food."
Executive Summary Regarding Jurisdictional Determination
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of the General Counsel
Document from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) which explains the basis for the FDA 's assertion of jurisdiction over cigarettes and smokeless tobacco under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Children and Tobacco: A Guide to the New Federal Regulations
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of the General Counsel
Guide from the Food and Drug Administration which outlines new federal regulations concerning children and Tobacco.