A primary distributor of the Brake Guard aftermarket braking device has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice (DOJ) charges that he made false and unsubstantiated safety...

The Federal Trade Commission today issued its first summary announcement that details its aggressive enforcement efforts against telemarketing fraud. The enforcement summary, which can be accessed...

Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning Southern Union Company and CMS Energy Corporation, as well as a letter to...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a proposed consent agreement with a Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based independent practice association (IPA), the three orthopedic practices whose doctors are...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in partnership with the Alaska State Council on the Arts, the Indian Arts and Craft Board (IACB), and the Alaska Attorney General's Office, is helping consumers...

An identity thief who allegedly used hijacked corporate logos and deceptive spam to con consumers out of credit card numbers and other financial data has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission...

Global Instruments, based in Trenton, Missouri, and its president, Charles Patterson, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made unsubstantiated claims about the...

Under the terms of a final court settlement reached with the Federal Trade Commission and announced today, several Florida-based defendants have been barred from the sale of advance-fee credit cards...

The Federal Trade Commission today has reached an agreement with a network of doctors and hospitals in northeast Maine, under which the organization will stop negotiating jointly on behalf of its...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris today announced that Dave Scheffman, Director of the Bureau of Economics, will be leaving the Commission on August 1 to return to the private sector...

Ambus Registry, Inc. and its two principals have agreed to be enjoined preliminarily from calling American consumers and misrepresenting that they have agreed to purchase the company’s “American...

Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of two final consent orders in the matters concerning Anesthesia Service Medical Group, Inc. and Grossmont Anesthesia...

Grant Search, Inc., of Ashland, Oregon, and Grant Pac, Inc., of Sedalia, Missouri, and their principals are banned from selling any product or service that it purports to provide or assist consumers...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it has settled charges that a large physicians’ organization in the St. Louis, Missouri, greater metropolitan area engaged in price-fixing on behalf...

The Federal Trade Commission recommends changes to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to enhance consumer protection and combat identity theft. In presenting its views before the Senate Committee on...

Infomercial marketers Wellquest International, Inc. and Tony Hoffman Productions, Inc. (THPI) and others have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made false and unsubstantiated...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the results of its most recent efforts to crack down on unfounded claims about the benefits and safety of dietary supplements and other health-related...

Lifestyle Fascination, Inc., a New Jersey mail order company that sells a variety of products through print and online catalogs, has agreed to pay a $175,000 civil penalty to settle charges that it...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris today announced the resignation of Joseph J. Simons, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition effective August 1, 2003. Susan Creighton, Deputy...

The Federal Trade Commission recommends changes to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to enhance consumer protection and combat identity theft. In presenting its views before the House Committee on...