Pamela Jones Harbour assumed her position as a Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission today after being sworn in by Chairman Timothy J. Muris. President Bush named Harbour, an Independent, to a...

A federal district court judge has issued a preliminary injunction halting the alleged illegal activities of Trek Alliance, freezing its assets and those of its principals pending trial, and...

The Federal Trade Commission has issued a Consumer Alert, “File-Sharing: A Fair Share? Maybe Not,” that warns consumers about a number of risks associated with file-sharing. Computer users who share...

As part of the FTC’s ongoing “Project ScholarScam” – a law enforcement and consumer education outreach program to combat fraudulent college financial aid schemes – the Federal Trade Commission has...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced it has settled separate allegations of illegal anticompetitive conduct by associations in Minnesota and Iowa. The proposed consent orders settle charges...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris today told the Senate Judiciary Committee that the agency supports most of the provisions of the Senate and the House versions of the Greater Access...

On September 4, 2003, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Economics will hold a one-day roundtable celebrating the 100th anniversary of the FTC’s predecessor agency, the Bureau of...

The Federal Trade Commission has issued a unanimous policy statement on the use of monetary equitable remedies such as disgorgement and restitution in competition cases – specifically, those involving...

Equifax Credit Information Services, Inc. (Equifax) will pay $250,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its blocked-call rate and hold times violated provisions of an FTC consent decree...

A Canadian-based company operating in the United States under the name “Bio Lab,” and its president, Jean-Francois Brochu, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceived...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced it has amended the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) to establish fees for industry access to the National Do Not Call Registry. Under the approved fee...

Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning Unither Pharma, Inc. and United Therapeutics Corporation. The Commission...

Continuing FTC testimony today before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Associate Director for Financial Practices Joel Winston discussed “financial literacy” and how it...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that two additional Counsels for Intellectual Property, Armando Irizarry and Thomas Mays, will join the Commission’s Bureau of Competition in July and...

In comments provided last Friday at the request of New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, the staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Policy Planning and Bureau of Competition stated that...

The Federal Trade Commission today upheld charges that several subsidiaries of Vivendi Universal, S.A. illegally agreed with Warner Communications Inc. to restrict competition for audio and video...

Commission approval of proposed divestiture: The Commission has approved an application for a proposed divestiture from Shell Oil Company (Shell Oil) and Pennzoil-Quaker State Company (Pennzoil). The...

Darrell Richmond, a South Carolina resident, was banned from engaging in work-at-home opportunities or business ventures as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. Richmond, using...

Providing Federal Trade Commission testimony today before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s Antitrust Task Force, Chairman Timothy J. Muris outlined the principles that underlie the FTC’s...

"As the market for dietary supplements has expanded, so too have unfounded or exaggerated claims," said Howard Beales, Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. In...