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FTC Takes Action against Second VoIP Service Provider for Facilitating Illegal Telemarketing Robocalls
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service provider Alcazar Networks Inc.
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FTC Returns More Than $482 Million to Consumers in 2020
New data released by the Federal Trade Commission shows that FTC actions led to more than $482 million in refunds to consumers across the country in 2020. A core part of the FTC’s mission is to return money to consumers who have been harmed by fraud or other illegal business practices. More than 50...
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FTC Again Charges Endo and Impax with Illegally Preventing Competition in U.S. Market for Oxymorphone ER
The FTC is suing Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Endo International plc, Impax Laboratories, LLC, and Impax’s owner, Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc., alleging that a 2017 agreement between Endo and Impax violated the antitrust laws by eliminating competition in the market for oxymorphone ER. The FTC sued...
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FTC Acting Chair Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Announces Interim Leadership Appointments
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, designated Acting Chair of the Federal Trade Commission by President Joseph R. Biden on January 21, today unveiled a number of interim leadership changes. “I am enormously grateful to these talented members of the FTC team for being willing to offer their services as we...
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FTC Brings First-Ever Cases Under the BOTS Act
The Federal Trade Commission is taking legal action against three ticket brokers based in New York who allegedly used automated software to illegally buy up tens of thousands of tickets for popular concerts and sporting events, then subsequently made millions of dollars reselling the tickets to...
Coming Events
Jan
28
Cmr. Phillips panelist at the Computers, Privacy, and Data Protection (CPDP) Conference 2021
Commissioner Noah J. Phillips will participate as a panelist at the Computers, Privacy, and Data Protection (CPDP) Conference 2021 titled "Privacy, Globalization and International Data Transfers: Towards a New Paradigm After Schrems II?" The event is available via: https://www....
Jul
27
PrivacyCon 2021
The FTC will host its sixth annual PrivacyCon on July 27, 2021. PrivacyCon 2021 will bring together a diverse group of stakeholders, including researchers, academics, industry representatives, consumer advocates, and government regulators, to discuss the latest research and trends...Past Events
Jan
25
Acting Chairwoman Slaughter panelist at the New York Bar Association January 2021 Virtual Meeting
Acting Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter will participate as a panelist at the New York Bar Association January 2021 Virtual Meeting titled "Does Antitrust Perpetuate Structural Racism?" To register and join the event use the following link: https://nysba.org/annual-meeting-2021/...
Jan
11
Cmr. Chopra remarks at event hosted by Truth in Advertising
FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra will deliver remarks on the FTC’s remedial authorities at a virtual event hosted by Truthinadvertising.org. To learn more about this event and to register, please visit https://www.truthinadvertising.org/ftcs-remedial-authority-after-amg/.
Dec
28
