Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning Occidental Petroleum...

Preserving competition in U.S. markets for three generic pharmaceuticals, the Federal Trade Commission today approved Novartis AG’s (Novartis) $1.72 billion acquisition of Eon Labs, Inc. (Eon)...

The Columbia House Company, a well-known direct marketer of home entertainment products, has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal law by calling existing or past...

Petition for Commission approval of proposed divestitures: The Commission has received a petition seeking the approval of three proposed divestitures required under the FTC’s order regarding Valero L...

The Federal Trade Commission has filed a federal district court complaint charging Robert Chinery, Jr., Tracy Chinery, and their company, RTC Research & Development, LLC (the Chinery defendants) with...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Health and Human Services will cosponsor a workshop to explore marketing, self-regulation, and childhood obesity issues. The workshop brings together...

Commission approval of petition to reopen and set aside order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a petition by Entergy-Koch, LLC (EKLP) to reopen and set aside an existing...

A company that sent bills to consumers for services consumers did not order has agreed to settle FTC charges that the billing scheme violated federal law. The company is barred from billing consumers...

Commission approval of advisory letter: The Commission has issued an advisory opinion setting forth its construction of the term “cash advance item” as used in the FTC’s Funeral Rule, 16 C.F.R. § 453...

The Federal Trade Commission today issued a report entitled “Gasoline Price Changes: The Dynamic of Supply, Demand, and Competition.” The Report analyzes the many factors that influence fluctuations...

Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter concerning San Juan IPA, Inc. The Commission vote...

Issuance of final default judgments and orders of permanent injunction: The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida has issued two default final judgments and orders for permanent...

During his tenure at the Federal Trade Commission, Orson Swindle has been a staunch advocate for consumer welfare in the United States and abroad. Committed to providing a voice to those consumers...

Commission authorization of the staff to file amended complaint: The Commission has authorized the staff to file an amended complaint in the matter currently pending against Medical Billers Network...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras has appointed Charles H. Schneider, currently Deputy Administrator at the National Gallery of Art, to serve as the Commission’s Executive...

An operation that used bogus “scans” and illegal spam to market an anti-spyware program that didn’t work as claimed has had its assets frozen and been barred from making deceptive claims by a...

Graduation from high school or college is an exciting time when students focus on the future and the new responsibilities and opportunities it brings. The Federal Trade Commission has issued a new...

Peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing technology offers significant benefits but also poses risks to consumers who use it, according to a Federal Trade Commission staff report issued today. The staff report...

The operator of a Canadian business directory scam who previously was ordered jailed by a U.S. district judge for violating a court-imposed asset freeze now has been ordered to pay $2.9 million to the...

In a unanimous opinion issued today, the Federal Trade Commission upheld a July 2004 initial decision by Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) D. Michael Chappell, ruling that Kentucky Households Goods...