Press Releases

The Federal Trade Commission has charged a group of Canadian defendants with scamming small businesses and charities in the United States out of millions of dollars by billing them for business...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice will host a press conference Friday, July 23, 2004, at 12:00 p.m. EDT, to announce the release of a joint report, Improving Health Care: A...

The Federal Trade Commission has planned a symposium in honor of the FTC's 90th anniversary on September 22 and 23, 2004. The event will feature over 40 participants, including current Commissioners...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics will co-host a workshop, “Protecting Consumer Interests in Class Actions,” September 13 and 14 in Washington, DC. The workshop...

Extension of comment period: The Commission has extended the deadline for submitting comments on the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACTA) Proposed Affiliate Marketing Rule until...

I am not aware of any instance in which the Federal Trade Commission has investigated the slogan of a news organization. There is no way to evaluate this petition without evaluating the content of the...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris today announced that J. Howard Beales, III, Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, will be leaving the Commission on August 6 to return to...

Commission authorization of joint amicus brief filing: The Commission has authorized the filing of a joint amicus brief with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in Andrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v...

In an action taken to restore competition in the market for process engineering simulation software, the Federal Trade Commission has announced a consent order requiring Aspen Technology, Inc....

In testimony today, the Federal Trade Commission told the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce that the price of crude oil, not mergers in the petroleum...

Two casinos denied consumers jobs based on their credit reports, without informing them of their rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), according to the Federal Trade Commission. The...

A dietary supplement manufacturer has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal law by making unsubstantiated claims that its product, “Senior Moment,” could prevent memory...

A federal district court in Tennessee has stopped a common enterprise of seven corporations and five individuals from continuing to operate an illegal business opportunity scheme which has marketed...

The Federal Trade Commission has issued a Consumer Alert entitled, “Dubious ‘Gas-Saving’ Gadgets Can Drive You to Distraction,” that informs consumers about both gas-saving devices with questionable...

Request for public comment: The Commission is seeking public comment on proposed summaries of identity theft and of general consumer rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act(FCRA) and the Fair and...

The Federal Trade Commission and United States Attorney Marcos Daniel Jimenez announced today the indictment of Jeffrey M. and Terri L. Salley on criminal contempt charges. The Indictment charges the...

On June 29, 2004, a U.S. District Court judge found Kevin Trudeau in contempt of court for violating a July 2003 stipulated preliminary injunction. The Court found that Trudeau violated the...

The Federal Trade Commission today issued a new follow-up Report to Congress on the marketing of violent movies, music, and video games to children. This new Report shows continued progress in...

Testifying today on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission before the Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs of the House Committee on Government Reform, General...

Commission approval of publication of Federal Register notice: The Commission approved a notice supplementing its initial notice of proposed rulemaking for its proposed rule regarding Disposal of...