Commission Actions

A Houston, Texas-based physicians’ group has agreed to settle FTC charges that it increased costs for consumers, employers, and health plans by fixing prices jointly in contract negotiations with...

The Federal Trade Commission has charged Platinum Universal, LLC, its principals, and its successor, Pulsar Data, Inc. with violating the FTC Act and the Telemarketing Sales Rule (“TSR”) in connection...

La Comisión Federal de Comercio (Federal Trade Commission, FTC) ha presentado cargos contra Platinum Universal, LLC, sus directivos, y su compañía sucesora, Pulsar Data, Inc., por violar la Ley de la...

Todd Zywicki, Director of the FTC's Office of Policy Planning, has released remarks concerning the effect of competition policy on economic growth and consumer welfare. The remarks, which are...

The Federal Trade Commission has obtained a stipulated final order barring a Carrollton, Texas-based defendant from promoting or selling work-at-home business opportunities, including medical billing...

Speaking yesterday at the Annual Fall Forum of the American Bar Association's Section of Antitrust Law in Washington, DC, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris said that the history of...

A federal district court has temporarily halted the business practices of Tampa-based Peoples Credit First, LLC, Consumer Preferred, LLC (formerly known as Consumer First, LLC), and their principals...

The credit counseling industry has changed dramatically in the past decade, giving rise to a new breed of large, high-tech organizations that frequently claim non-profit status, according to the...