During testimony today before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris provided an overview of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (the Rule or TSR)...

The Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice announcing the 2003 regulatory review of the rules and regulations under the FTC's Hobby Protection Act, the Tire Advertising...

Application for proposed divestiture: The Commission has received an application for proposed divestiture from MSC.Software Corporation (MSC), pursuant to a July 6, 2002 agreement and consent order...

On Tuesday, January 14, 2003, the Federal Trade Commission and its Midwest Region Office, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Chicago and Northern Illinois, the Electronic Retailing Association, and...

Commission authorization to file joint amicus brief with the Department of Justice The Commission has approved the filing of a joint brief with the United States, as amici curiae, in the matter of...

A federal judge has entered stipulated orders for preliminary injunction with asset freezes against Harry Siskind and Edward G. D'Alessandro, Jr., the two individual defendants named in the Federal...

Quicken Loans Inc., a mortgage lender based in Livonia, Michigan, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to provide "adverse action" notices in violation of the Fair...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a settlement with a California-based company that marketed a so-called breast enhancement product, "The Isis System." According to the FTC complaint, the...

The Commission has approved the filing of comments with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding the availability of the 30-month stay of FDA approval of generic drug applications and revised...

The Federal Trade Commission will host a public workshop on February 19 and 20, 2003, to explore how public and private sector entities, including businesses, industry associations, and consumer...

According to the letter, signed by FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris and Acting Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust R. Hewitt Pate, the proposed model definition would prevent non-lawyers from...

Consent Order Will Preserve Competition in Markets for Certain General Anesthetics, Neuromuscular Blocking Agents, Antiemetics, and New Injectable Iron Replacement Therapies Under the terms of a...

The Commission has authorized the staff to file comments with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concerning trans fatty acids in nutrition labeling. The comment, which is available on the FTC...

Nearly 28,000 borrowers will start receiving compensation checks this week from an initial redress pool of almost $45 million that resulted from an FTC settlement with home mortgage lender First...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris today participated in the announcement of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's new consumer health information initiative. According to Chairman...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a series of amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) including the development of a national “do not call” registry that empowers consumers to stop...

Komaco International, Inc., a Nevada company doing business as Success Masters International and Max Horizon Securities, and its principal, Kenshin Hayashi, have agreed to settle federal charges of...

The Federal Trade Commission will hold a press conference on Wednesday, December 18, 2002 at 1:00 p.m. EST to announce a consumer protection initiative. Who: Timothy J. Muris, Chairman Federal Trade...

The Commission has approved the filing of a joint brief with the Department of Justice (DOJ), as amici curiae, in the matter of Verizon Communications, Inc. v. Law Offices of Curtis V. Trinko, No. 02...

An illegal pyramid operation that posed as a legitimate retailing business and recruited "sales representatives" across the country using deceptive representations has been sued by the Federal Trade...