1.   Anheuser-Busch Cos. agreed to stop running advertisements that accuse Boston Beer Co. of misleading consumers about the origins of its Samuel Adams ales and lagers.

2.   Such assertions are precisely what disturb lawyers who say that some document preparers are misleading consumers by claiming to be able to handle matters far beyond their competence.

3.   The FTC, warning that scam artists are speeding to take advantage of the information superhighway, announced charges against nine individuals or companies accused of misleading consumers.

4.   The ice cream company recently removed labels claiming profits would help forest people after environmentalists complained the company was misleading consumers.

5.   The programs seem like a good idea, but they could be misleading consumers, says Engbeck.

6.   Greenpeace accused Kellogg of misleading consumers into believing that its Morningstar Farms products were biotech-free.

7.   The suit alleged that the company was misleading consumers by making them believe they had won prizes or would win if they bought magazines from Publishers Clearing House.

8.   Missouri accused cigarette makers of illegally targeting children in their advertising campaigns and of misleading consumers about the dangers of smoking.