Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a proposed consent order with Bayer AG (Bayer) and Aventis S.A. (Aventis) that will allow Bayer's proposed purchase of Aventis's subsidiary Aventis...

Following closely on the heels of a $700,000 settlement of a similar case, announced last month, the Federal Trade Commission today announced its tenth settlement since 1998 for misrepresentations...

The Federal Trade Commission today released a detailed agenda of discussion topics and presentation times for its upcoming public workshop on proposed amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR)...

The Commission has approved an application from ChevronTexaco Corp. (ChevronTexaco) regarding the FTC's decision and order contained in the consent agreement accepted on September 7, 2001 that...

The Federal Trade Commission today authorized staff to seek a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction in federal district court to pre-empt any attempt by Meade Instruments...

The Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice related to the FTC's proposal to amend the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) by, among other things, establishing a centralized...

A U.S. District Court has ordered the perpetrator of an Internet scheme to halt his illegal practices. The defendant employed more than 5,500 copycat Web addresses to divert surfers from their...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it has reached a settlement with Micro Star Software, Inc., a Carlsbad, California, software marketing company, and its president, Stephen Benedict...