April 30, 2002

• For Your Information: April 30, 2002
  Announced Action for April 30, 2002
  Publication of Federal Register notice: The Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice concerning Draft Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by the FTC.

April 29, 2002

• Release Date: April 28, 2002
  Canadian Firm Charged with Telemarketing Fraud Settles FTC Complaint; Will Pay More than $111,000 in Consumer Redress
  Action Brought As Part of 2001's "Operation Ditch the Pitch" Enforcement Sweep

April 26, 2002

• For Your Information: April 26, 2002
  Announced Action for April 26, 2002
  Approval of a divestiture by Valero Energy Corporation and Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation of the "Golden Eagle CARB Refining and Marketing Assets" in California to Tesoro Petroleum Corporation and Tesoro's wholly owned subsidiary, Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company.
• Release Date: April 26, 2002
  FTC Testifies on Funeral Rule Activities
  Testifying on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission today before the Subcommittee on Children and Families of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Eileen Harrington of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection provided an overview of the Commission's law enforcement efforts to promote competition and protect consumers in the funeral industry.

April 25, 2002

• Release Date: April 25, 2002
  Domain Name Registrars Settle FTC Charges
  Alleged Bogus Claims Duped Consumers Into Buying Variations on Their Own Domain Names

April 24, 2002

• Release Date: April 24, 2002
  FTC/DOJ Hearings to Highlight the Intersection Between Antitrust and Intellectual Property Law and Policy
  The Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice today announced times, location, and participants for the May 2, 2002 session in their joint hearings on "Competition and Intellectual Property Law and Policy in the Knowledge-Based Economy."
• For Release: March 28, 2002
  "You've Just Won a Playstation 2!" - or Maybe Not, Says FTC in Complaint Filed Against Internet Spammers
  Spam Scam Targeted Kids and Their Parents
• Release Date: April 24, 2002
  Florida Defendants to Pay $700,000 in Redress for Alleged Misrepresentations Related to the Telemarketing Of Worthless Credit Card Protection
  Complaint Filed in October 2000 as Part of FTC's "Operation Protection Deception" Sweep

April 23, 2002

• Release Date: April 23, 2002
  Spam Scam Targets Kids and Their Parents
  Message Says You Just Won a Valuable Prize; Click to Claim the "Prize" Takes You to Adult Site
• Release Date: April 23, 2002
  FTC Wins Preliminary Injunction Blocking Libbey, Inc.'s Proposed Acquisition of Anchor Hocking
  In a 32-page opinion issued April 22, 2002, Judge Reggie B. Walton of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted the Federal Trade Commission's motion for a preliminary injunction challenging Libbey, Inc.'s (Libbey) proposed acquisition of Anchor Hocking, (Anchor) a wholly owned subsidiary of Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.
• Release Date: April 23, 2002
  Former FTC Commissioner Terry Calvani Appointed to the Irish Competition Authority
  The Federal Trade Commission is pleased to note the appointment, announced today, of Terry Calvani to be a Commissioner of the Irish Competition Authority. Terry served as a Federal Trade Commissioner from 1983-1990, including as its Acting Chairman from 1985-1986.
• For Release: April 23, 2002
  FTC Testimony Highlights Multi-prong Strategy To Ensure Competitive Gasoline Pricing
  The Federal Trade Commission today outlined the steps it has taken to assure competitive gasoline pricing in the United States.
• Release Date: April 23, 2002
  Wrongful "Orange Book" Listing Raises Red Flag with FTC; Leads to Consent Order with Biovail Corp. Concerning its Drug Tiazac
  Company also Allegedly Acquired Exclusive Patent License from DOV Illegally
• For Your Information: April 23, 2002
  Announced Action(s) for April 23, 2002
  The Commission has approved an amended complaint in its case against Capital Choice Consumer Credit, Inc., et al.
• Media Advisory: March 22, 2002
  FTC to Host Media Availability on Commission's First Competition Case Based on "Orange Book" Pharmaceutical Listing
  The Federal Trade Commission will hold a media availability on Tuesday, April 23, at 1:00 p.m. EST to announce the first FTC law enforcement action stemming from the allegedly wrongful listing of a pharmaceutical patent in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's "Orange Book."
• For Release: April 23, 2002
  Muris Testifies on Competition in the Pharmaceutical Industry
  Announces Biovail Settlement as FTC's First Case Involving Wrongfully Listed Patent

April 22, 2002

• Release Date: April 22, 2002
  FTC Protecting Children's Privacy Online
  On the second anniversary of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule, the Federal Trade Commission announced its sixth COPPA enforcement case together with new initiatives designed to enhance compliance with the law.

April 19, 2002

• Release Date: April 19, 2002
  FTC Announces That $2 Million Consumer Redress and Business Education Program Underway
  Refunds to Businesses Who Purchased Office Supplies from Modern Concept
• For Your Information: April 19, 2002
  Announced Action(s) for April 19, 2002
  The twelfth and final complaint filed through the FTC's recently announced "Operation Dialing for Deception" law enforcement action has been unsealed by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in Jacksonville.
• Release Date: April 19, 2002
  Marketer of Sonic Toothbrush Kits Agrees to Pay Civil Penalty to Settle FTC Charges
  A California-based company that sells a sonic toothbrush kit has agreed to pay a $28,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the FTC's Mail or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule by failing to ship its product within the promised shipment time and failing to notify consumers of the delayed shipments.

April 18, 2002

• Release Date: April 18, 2002
  FTC Warns Internet Marketers about Making Misleading Claims about the Benefits of Gas-Saving and Other Energy-Related Devices
  Consumers Should be Wary of Questionable Claims

April 16, 2002

• Release Date: April 17, 2002
  Houston-based Debt Collector Agrees to Pay $240,000 to Settle Charges of Violating Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
  First FDCPA Enforcement Action Specifically Protecting Spanish-Language Consumers
• Para Difusion: de abril de 2002
  Compañía De Cobranza De Deudas Con Base En Houston Acuerda En Pagar $240,000 Para Resolver Los Cargos De Violación A La Ley De Cobranza Imparcial De Deudas (FDCPA)
  Primera Medida de Cumplimiento de la FDCPA de Protección Específica de Consumidores hispanoparlantes
• Release Date: April 16, 2002
  FTC Announces Results of Inspection of New York Metropolitan Area Funeral Homes for Compliance with Consumer Protection Laws
  The Federal Trade Commission staff today announced the results of a sweep of 31 funeral homes in the greater New York City metropolitan area, including Kings, New York, Nassau, and Westchester Counties in New York, and Essex County in New Jersey, to test for compliance with the FTC's Funeral Rule.
• For Release: April 16, 2002
  Anthony Calls for More Rigorous Self-Regulation
  Fraudulent and Deceptive Ads for Dietary Supplements Giving the Entire Industry a Black Eye Media Also Has a Role In Policing Deceptive Ads, She Says
• Release Date: April 16, 2002
  FTC Announces Schedule for Workshops on Merger Investigation Best Practices
  Joseph J. Simons, Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition, today announced a schedule and agenda for public workshops on merger investigation best practices. The schedule includes specialized workshops on electronic records and on accounting and financial data, and several general sessions covering the full range of merger investigation practices.

April 15, 2002

• For Release: April 15, 2002
  Statement of FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris
  A press report indicates that Senator Ernest F. Hollings of the Senate Appropriations Committee is considering suspending funding for the salaries of all of the Commissioners and the senior staff of the Federal Trade Commission.
• For Release: April 15, 2002
  FTC Sweep Protects Consumers from "Dialing for Deception"
  Complaints Targeting"In-bound" Telemarketing Fraud Filed Against 11 Companies

April 11, 2002

• Release Date: April 11, 2002
  FTC, DOJ Ask Federal Court to Halt Telemarketing Practices  [CORRECTED]
  Magazine Package Marketers Misrepresented Cost and Conditions of Subscriptions

April 10, 2002

• Release Date: April 10, 2002
  FTC/DOJ Hearings to Highlight the Intersection of Antitrust and Intellectual Property Law and Policy
  Several Hearings to be Held in the Great Hall of the Department of Justice Main Building
• Media Advisory: April 10, 2002
  Call Me Classified!
  FTC to Announce Results of "Operation Dialing for Deception"
• Media Advisory: April 10, 2002
  FTC to Announce Results of "Operation Dialing for Deception"
  The Federal Trade Commission will host a press conference on Monday, April 15, at 2:00 p.m. EST to announce federal district court complaints targeting several companies for alleged "in-bound" telemarketing fraud.
• Release Date: April 10, 2002
  "Triad" Defendant Settles Federal Charges
  Defendant Agrees to Post $1 Million Bond and Pay $137,500 Judgment
• Release Date: April 10, 2002
  FTC Testimony Portends Increase in Privacy Protection Efforts And Aggressive Antitrust Law Enforcement
  An Appropriations Increase of $20.53 Million Over FY 2002 Requested

April 9, 2002

• For Release: April 9, 2002
  Canadian Companies Charged by the FTC with Marketing Worthless Credit Card Protection and Advance Fee Loan Programs
  The Federal Trade Commission has charged Consumer Alliance, an operation based in Ontario, Canada, with deceptively marketing worthless credit-card protection programs to U.S. consumers.

April 5, 2002

• Release Date: April 5, 2002
  Napa Valley OB/GYN Group Settles FTC Antitrust Charges
  For-Profit Corporation Allegedly Implemented Agreements to Fix Fees Among its Members
• For Your Information: April 5, 2002
  Announced Action for April 5, 2002
  Commission approval of final consent order in the matter concerning Schering-Plough Corp., et al.

April 3, 2002

• Release Date: April 3, 2002
  Dealers of Multi-Gard "Liquid Siding" Settle FTC Charges
  Companies Allegedly Made Unsubstantiated Performance Claims for Building Coatings

April 2, 2002

• Release Date: April 2, 2002
  In Response to District Court Order, FTC Issues Statement in Re: FTC v. Libbey Inc., et al.
  The Federal Trade Commission today voted unanimously to issue a statement
• FTC, Better Business Bureau and City Bar Sponsor Advertising Law Workshop in NYC:
  "Green Lights and Red Flags: FTC/BBB Rules of the Road for Advertisers" [PDF 79K]
• Release Date: April 2, 2002
  FTC/DOJ Hearings to Highlight Additional Business and Economic Perspectives on Competition and Intellectual Property Policy
  The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division today announced topics, updated times and locations, and participants for sessions in their joint hearings on "Competition and Intellectual Property Law and Policy in the Knowledge-Based Economy" on April 9 through April 11.
• Release Date: April 2, 2002
  Jones Apparel Group Agrees to Pay $300,000 Civil Penalty to Settle FTC Charges of Violating the Care Labeling Rule
  Clothing Marketer Also to Develop Written Care Labeling Procedures
• For Release: April 2, 2002
  International Netforce Launches Law Enforcement Effort
  Sweep Targets Deceptive Spam and Internet Fraud
• Release Date: April 2, 2002
  Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice Urge Rhode Island Legislature to Allow Non-lawyers To Perform Real Estate Closings
  Proposed Bill Would Likely Cause Consumers to Pay More