The Federal Trade Commission today announced a complaint challenging The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc.’s (A&P) proposed $1.3 billion acquisition of Pathmark Stores, Inc. The complaint...

The Federal Trade Commission today released a survey showing that 8.3 million American adults, or 3.7 percent of all American adults, were victims of identity theft in 2005. Of the victims, 3.2...

The Federal Trade Commission is beginning a regulatory review of its environmental marketing guidelines, also known as the Green Guides. The guides outline general principles for all environmental...

Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the sixth matter related to the advertising and sale...

On November 16, 2007, a U.S. District Court judge found Kevin Trudeau in contempt of court for violating a 2004 permanent injunction. The Court found that Trudeau violated the permanent injunction...

Budget Rent-A-Car has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to adequately disclose a “fuel” fee automatically charged to customers who drove fewer than 75 miles. According...

A federal district court has halted a bogus lottery and prize-promotion scam that provides victims with counterfeit cashier’s checks and false promises of large cash prizes, pending trial. According...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a complaint challenging Schering-Plough Corporation’s proposed $14.4 billion acquisition of Organon BioSciences N.V. from Akzo-Nobel N.V., alleging that...

A one-day “back to basics” workshop on complying with truth-in-advertising laws is being presented on Tuesday, December 4, 2007, by the Federal Trade Commission and the Office of Tennessee Attorney...

Commission approval of final consent orders: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of final consent orders in five matters related to the advertising and sale of...

Delivering the keynote address at the American Bar Association (ABA) Antitrust Section’s 2007 Fall Forum today, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras announced that the agency will...

Experts are predicting that consumers will spend more online this holiday season than ever. Consumers can easily avoid crowds by shopping online, but if they’re not careful they may run into hackers...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today presented the keynote address at the ABA Antitrust Section’s 2007 Fall Forum in Washington, DC. Entitled “Maintaining our Focus at the FTC...

Issuance of Commission report: The Commission has authorized the staff to release publicly the FTC’s Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007. In accordance with the...

The Federal Trade Commission renewed its recommendation that Congress consider giving authority over cigarette testing to one of the federal government’s science-based public health agencies. In...

Petition for approval of proposed divestiture: The Commission has received a petition from Kyphon, Inc. requesting approval of a proposed divestiture related to its recent acquisition of certain...

On October 22, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a lower court’s judgment ordering a magazine subscription seller to pay a civil penalty of more than $5.4 million and give up...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a law enforcement crackdown on companies and individuals accused of violating the requirements of the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry, resulting in six...

Petition to reopen and modify order: The Commission has received a petition from Nine West Group, Inc. to reopen and modify a prior FTC order. As detailed in the petition, a copy of which can be found...

A Texas-based debt collection company will pay more than $1.3 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it misled, threatened, and harassed consumers in violation of federal law. “Debt...