Press Releases

The Federal Trade Commission has issued an administrative complaint against Piedmont Health Alliance, Inc. (PHA), a physician-hospital organization (PHO) in North Carolina, and ten individual...

The Federal Trade Commission has requested that a federal district court enjoin Domain Registry of America, Inc., an Internet domain name re-seller, from making misrepresentations in the marketing of...

Eight federal regulators today issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) requesting public comment on ways to improve the privacy notices financial institutions provide to consumers under...

Publication of Federal Register notice: The Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice regarding the ceiling on allowable charges for certain disclosures under the Fair...

In an administrative opinion made public today, the Federal Trade Commission ruled that Schering-Plough Corporation (Schering), Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc. (Upsher), and American Home Products...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today issued a report summarizing merger challenges data for the two agencies for fiscal years 1999-2003...

The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated a settlement to resolve antitrust concerns arising from General Electric Company’s (GE) proposed acquisition of Agfa-Gevaert N.V.’s (Agfa) nondestructive...

A federal district court has shut down a cross-border charity scam that solicited contributions from small businesses to donate children’s books to hospitals. The default judgment entered against DPS...

On behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) yesterday filed a complaint against California-based Mantra Films, Inc. (Mantra), and its sole officer and director...

Reminding consumers about the potential pitfalls associated with pitches for credit card “protection” services and advance-fee credit cards, the Federal Trade Commission today announced the settlement...

Targeting the sellers of work-at-home schemes who were taking money out of consumers’ pockets with their deceptive pitches, the Federal Trade Commission today announced a joint federal and state law...

Commission approval Federal Register notices: The Commission, in conjunction with the Federal Reserve Board, has approved the publication of two Federal Register notices issuing Interim Rules and a...

In response to a request for public comment by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the staff of the Federal Trade Commission today filed a comment regarding the link between weight management...

The Federal Trade Commission continues to be vigilant in protecting consumers from identity theft, according to FTC testimony delivered today. Speaking before the Subcommittee on Oversight and...

Distributors of the “WaveShield” cell phone radiation patches that claim to protect consumers by blocking up to 99 percent of electromagnetic (“EM”) radiation emitted by cell and cordless phones have...

The Federal Trade Commission will host a joint press conference on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 at 10:30 a.m. E.S.T., to announce the results of an enforcement and consumer education effort targeting...

“Fraudulent weight-loss products target people desperate to lose weight and willing to try almost anything,” said Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy Muris in announcing law enforcement actions...

Commission approval of final consent orders: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved three final consent orders in matters concerning: the New Hampshire Motor Transport...

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission today announced its “Red Flag” education campaign to assist media outlets voluntarily to screen out weight-loss product ads containing claims that are too...

An Internet operation that advertised “3.95% 30 Year Mortgages” to obtain sensitive financial information from consumers has been barred from violating federal lending and privacy laws. The operation...