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General Federal Cases
US Postal Service
Internal Revenue Service
Federal Trade Commission
Securities and Exchange Commission
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Cases

• Proposed Federal MLM Statute HR 1220: Personal Use OK
• The Landmark Amway Case
• Offshore MLM - US v Fortuna
• Fortuna Alliance: The FTC Sends A Message
• The AuQuest Case - A Wake-Up Call to the Industry
• The 70% Rule: What's It All About?
• SEC: We Hate Pyramids
• The Omnitrituion Appeal - An Industry Issue
• April Showers - Taxes Rain on Networkers
• Personal Use - A Call To Action
• The FDA and Health Claims
• Distributor Privacy: Social Security Numbers

Internal Revenue Service

• Official Publication for Network Marketers (Download in PDF Format)
• Good News for Home Office Deductions

Federal Trade Commision

• FTC Final Business Opportunity Rule ... Still Work to Do
• FTC Exempts MLM from Proposed Business Opportunity Rule
• DSA Position on FTC MLM Exemption Proposed Business Opportunity Rule
• FTC Proposed Business Opportunity Rule - Analysis
• FTC Proposed Business Opportunity Rule - Press Release
• FTC Proposed Business Opportunity Rule - Actual Text
• FTC Proposed Business Opportunity Rule - DSA Response
• FTC Says SkyBiz is SkyScam
• FTC v. Bigsmart - A Slap And A Leash
• FTC and Advertising
• The Snail That Got Mugged - FTC v Direct Sellers
• FTC v. JewelWay - New Concerns for the Industry
• The Landmark Amway Case
• Fortuna Alliance: The FTC Sends A Message
• FTC v. Amway (1979) Actual Text
• FTC v. Equinox - Deja Vu
• FTC v. Futurenet
• FTC v. Futurenet - Settlement
• The FTC Three-Day Customer Rule
• FTC v. World Class Network, Inc.
• FTC Deceptive Practices Acts
• FTC Dietary Supplements Advertising Guide

United States Postal Service

• USPS Lottery Statutes
• Going Postal
• Postal Service v. Unimax - Complaint
• Postal Service v. Unimax - Decision
• USPS v. HOPE - Decision
• Complaint Against Nest Egg Society Today (NEST)
• Complaint Against Collegedale Enterprises (1982)
• Complaint Against Collegedale Enterprises Appeal (1983)

Securities and Exchange Commission

• SEC: We Hate Pyramids

Food and Drug Administration

• FDA Health Claims: The Final Rules
• The FDA and Health Claims
• Regulations on Statements Made for Dietary Supplements
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