Commission Actions

Consumerinfo.com, Inc., doing business as Experian Consumer Direct, has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceptively marketed “free credit reports” by not adequately disclosing that...

What: Press conference to announce settlement of FTC charges that an Internet marketer used the lure of a free credit reports to deceive consumers. When: 10 a.m., Tuesday, August 16, 2005 Where...

Publication of Federal Register notice: The Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice concerning proposed amendments to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Rules, 16 C.F.R. Part 803...

The FTC’s annual report on cigarette sales and advertising shows that the major cigarette manufacturers spent $15.15 billion on advertising and promotional expenditures in 2003, an increase of $2.68...

On Wednesday, September 21, 2005, the Federal Trade Commission and the State Bar of Arizona will hold a one-day back-to-basics workshop about complying with truth-in-advertising standards. Green...

Partners Health Network, Inc., a physician-hospital organization (PHO) operating in northwestern South Carolina, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it orchestrated and carried...

Commission authorization of the staff to file joint amicus brief: The Commission has authorized the staff to file a joint amicus brief with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in the matter Illinois...