Press Releases

Release of Commission report: The Commission, with the concurrence of the Acting U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, has authorized the release of the Twenty-Eighth Annual Report to...

A U.S. district court has entered an order barring unlawful activities by an operation that allegedly crammed unauthorized charges on the phone bills of small businesses or nonprofits for Web site...

Social networking Web site operators Xanga.com, Inc. and its principals, Marc Ginsburg and John Hiler, will pay a $1 million civil penalty for allegedly violating the Children’s Online Privacy...

The Federal Trade Commission today told the Senate Judiciary Committee that the agency protects health care consumers from anti-competitive conduct by enforcing antitrust laws, and that the FTC is...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division today announced that the fourth in a series of joint public hearings designed to examine the implications of...

An operation that placed spyware on consumers’ computers in violation of federal laws will give up more than $2 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges. Under a stipulated final judgment...

– Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning Linde AG’s acquisition of The BOC Group. The vote approving issuance of...

An operation that sold worthless prep materials for post office jobs that didn’t exist, will give up $105,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the scam violated federal law. The FTC...

Commission approval of Federal Register notice: The Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice concerning the collection of information for a proposed survey on the sharing...

A federal district court has awarded the Federal Trade Commission $7.5 million against two Canadian companies and an individual accused of tricking U.S. businesses and organizations into paying for...

A company that once claimed it could lower people’s income taxes has agreed not to engage in any future business under a proposed settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. National Audit Defense...

Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning the Puerto Rico Association of...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today announced that C. Lee Peeler, deputy director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection for the past five years, will leave the FTC. “Lee’s...

Commission approval of joint amicus brief filing: The Commission has authorized the staff to file an amicus brief jointly with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in the case of Weyerhaeuser Co. v...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced its decision to challenge the conduct of two independent practice associations (IPAs) and 18 member physician practices in the Kansas City area for...

The manufacturer of a magnetic “fuel saving” and emissions-reduction device that did not save fuel or reduce emissions will pay $4.2 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that his...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today told a meeting of the Progress & Freedom Foundation that she has formed an Internet Access Task Force to examine issues being raised by...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a law enforcement action challenging a 2005 acquisition that combined the natural gas liquids (NGL) storage businesses of Enterprise Product Partners, L.P...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced it has entered into a court settlement with Nomrah Records, Inc. and its president, Mark Harmon – named defendants in the recent DIRECTV telemarketing case...

The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint in U.S. district court, seeking to halt an operation that downloads software that barrages consumers with pop-ups demanding payment to make the pop...