The Federal Trade Commission’s annual report on cigarette sales and advertising shows the six largest cigarette manufacturers spent $12.47 billion on advertising and promotional expenditures in 2002...

The Federal Trade Commission staff today took action to increase the effectiveness of and compliance with the Contact Lens and Eyeglass Rules. In 2003, Congress enacted the Fairness to Contact Lens...

Commission authorization of the staff to file amended complaints: The Commission has authorized the staff to file an amended complaint in the currently pending matter concerning Chase Financial...

The attorneys general of several states (the States) today announced their submission, for approval by the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, of a settlement agreement with Akzo Nobel...

A federal district court has permanently barred a group of marketers of bogus weight-loss products from making false claims about the effectiveness of their products. In January 2003, the Federal...

The Federal Trade Commission will host a public workshop, “Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Technology: Consumer Protection and Competition Issues,” to explore consumer protection and competition issues...

Petition for approval of proposed license back agreement: The Commission has received a petition from BayerCropScience AG (BCS), requesting FTC approval to amend the Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA)...

A federal district court has ordered a Montreal-based enterprise to stop calling consumers and selling nonexistent credit cards. The Federal Trade Commission alleged that the defendants cold-called...

Have you received an unsolicited phone call from someone claiming to represent your local election board or another civic group who asks for your Social Security number or credit card number to...

A Canadian-based fulfillment company doing business as Beauty Visions Worldwide and SlimShop, and its principal Robert Van Velzen, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made...

The Federal Trade Commission has joined forces with agencies around the world to combat spam on a global level with an Action Plan on Spam Enforcement. On October 11, 2004, 19 agencies from 15...

The Federal Trade Commission has asked a U.S. District Court to shut down a spyware operation that hijacks computers, secretly changes their settings, barrages them with pop-up ads, and installs...

What: Consumer agencies are hosting a one day conference with both law enforcement and community groups to discuss the scope and nature of the problems and ways of addressing it. Who: Elaine Kolish...

Federal Trade Commission staff and the Justice Department today announced a letter urging the Massachusetts House of Representatives to adopt a bill that would enable nonlawyers to compete with...

Press conference to announce a law enforcement action targeting “spyware” – software that takes control of consumers’ computers or monitors their Internet use without their consent. Who: Lydia Parnes...

FTC staff comments on Arkansas state contact lens laws: In response to an inquiry from Arkansas Representative Doug Matayo, Federal Trade Commission staff in the agency’s Office of Policy Planning...

A relief defendant in a case against a defunct New Jersey collection agency charged with dunning consumers for debts they did not owe has agreed to turn over money she obtained as a result of the...

The Federal Trade Commission cooperates with federal, state, and local law enforcement partners in the fight against telemarketing fraud. As part of Protecting Older Americans from Fraud Month, the...

As the nation celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, the Federal Trade Commission today announced a series of law enforcement actions and a new consumer education campaign to attack consumer fraud...

Commission approval of final consent orders: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter concerning the Virginia Board of Funeral Directors and...