App Developer Settles FTC and New Jersey Charges It Hijacked Consumers’ Phones to Mine Cryptocurrency
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Defendants’ app installed malware that left phones with drained batteries, depleted data plans
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FTC and Florida Attorney General Sue to Stop Illegal Robocalls Pitching Worthless Credit Card Interest Rate Reduction Programs
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission and the Florida Attorney General, a federal district court has temporarily halted an Orlando-based operation that has been bombarding consumers since...
FTC Approves Final Consent Order Against Network Solutions for Misleading Consumers About Refunds
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order involving Network Solutions, LLC, which misled consumers who bought its web hosting services by...
At FTC’s Request, Court Temporarily Stops Online Skincare Marketers Who Deceive Consumers with Bogus “Risk Free Trial” Offers and Recurring Fees
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The Federal Trade Commission has stopped a group of marketers in California from using allegedly bogus “risk free trial” offers to sell skincare products online. At the Commission’s request, a federal...
FTC Requires Medical Device Company Zimmer Holdings, Inc. to Divest Assets as a Condition of Acquiring Biomet, Inc.
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Medical device company Zimmer Holdings, Inc. has agreed to divest U.S. rights and assets related to unicondylar knee implants, total elbow implants, and bone cement in order to settle FTC charges that...
Statement by Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition Director Debbie Feinstein on the Court Ruling Granting a Preliminary Injunction in the Sysco/U.S. Foods Matter
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Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition Director Debbie Feinstein issued the following statement regarding the U.S. District Court ruling today granting the FTC’s request for a preliminary...
FTC Proposes Gramm-Leach-Bliley Rule Amendment to Allow Online Privacy Notices From Auto Dealers That Finance Purchases
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The Federal Trade Commission has proposed an amendment to its rules under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to allow auto dealers that finance car purchases or provide car leases to provide online updates to...
FTC Amicus Brief Urges Appeals Court to Overturn District Court Decision that Pay-for-Delay Pharmaceutical Settlements Only Violate Antitrust Laws if Paid in Cash
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The Federal Trade Commission filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit urging the court to reject a district court decision in a reverse-payment patent settlement case...
FTC Approves Final Order Preserving Competition In North America for Heavy Vehicle Tie Rods
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that the $12.4 billion merger of two of the world’s largest auto parts suppliers, ZF...
FTC Approves Final Order Preserving Competition In 14 U.S. Markets for Cement
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that the $25 billion merger of cement manufacturers Holcim Ltd. and Lafarge S.A. would...
FTC Returns Almost $1.9 Million to Consumers in BurnLounge Pyramid Scheme
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The FTC is mailing 52,099 checks to consumers who lost money to a pyramid scheme that pretended to be a legitimate multi-level marketing program selling opportunities to operate online digital music...
FTC ‘Fotonovela’ Warns Latino Community About Notario Scams
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Notarios aren’t attorneys, and they can’t help with the immigration process. To warn Spanish-speaking consumers about notario scams, the Federal Trade Commission has created a Spanish-language graphic...
Crowdfunding Project Creator Settles FTC Charges of Deception
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Defendant spent backers’ money on personal expenses
FTC Requests Public Comment on Application from Cement Manufacturers Holcim and Lafarge to Approve Divestiture of Holcim Assets
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The Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting public comments on an application by Holcim LTD. and Lafarge S.A. to sell various Holcim cement assets to an affiliate of the international cement...
FTC Testifies Before Senate Special Committee on Aging Regarding Efforts to Combat Illegal Robocalls
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The Federal Trade Commission highlighted to Congress its multi-faceted approach to protecting consumers from unwanted telemarketing calls and illegal robocalls (prerecorded phone messages) in...
Federal Appeals Court Rules in Favor of FTC: Pharmaceutical Industry Patent Rights Reportable under Hart Scott Rodino Act
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Debbie Feinstein, the Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition, issued the following statement regarding yesterday’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of...
FTC Announces Second Federal Register Notice for its Merger Remedy Study; OMB Clearance Requested
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The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it is issuing a second Federal Register Notice for its proposal to study the effectiveness of the Commission’s orders in merger cases where it...
FTC Approves Final Consent Orders with Two Car Title Lenders Charged with Deceptively Advertising Cost of Loans
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission approved final consent orders with two car title lenders that the FTC alleged failed to disclose important conditions and financing...
FTC Action Leads Arkansas Car Dealer to Pay $90,000 Civil Penalty for not Displaying ‘Buyers Guides’ on Used Cars
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An Arkansas auto dealer and its owners have agreed to pay a $90,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they failed to display a “Buyers Guide” on used vehicles offered for...
FTC Staff Provides Annual Financial Acts Enforcement Report to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has provided its 2014 Annual Financial Acts Enforcement Report to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on enforcement and related activities regarding...
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