Commission Actions

FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris will announce the settlement terms of a Commission enforcement action at a press conference on THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2002 at 11:00 a.m. in Room 432 of the FTC. What: Press...

The Federal Trade Commission has released an agenda for the workshop on competition law and policy for health care financing and delivery, which will be held on September 9-10, 2002, in Washington, D...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has settled two cases - one against Philips Electronics North America Corporation (Philips) and the other against TimWofford (Wofford), president...

A scheme that used deceptive "rebate" checks to dupe consumers into unwittingly signing up for Internet service violates a federal law that bars unfair and deceptive practices according to a federal...

The Commission has received an application for approval of a proposed divestiture concerning its April 15, 2002, consent agreement with Biovail Corporation (Biovail). Under the terms of the proposed...

American Savings Discount Club (ASDC) and two individual defendants will establish a redress fund of nearly $3 million, will be subject to a lifetime ban on credit-related telemarketing, and will face...

A for-profit company operating out of Grand Prairie, Texas, and its owners, have agreed to settle federal charges that they defrauded consumers by posing as a reference agency that provided non-biased...