Press Releases

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action: Consent agreement given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a modified consent agreement...

American Coin-Op Services, Inc., based in Buffalo, New York, and its principals, Daryl J. Chase and Craig J. Schieder, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they failed to...

Web site operators who billed consumers for "free trials" have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their practices were deceptive and violated federal law. The settlement will bar...

On April 5, 2001, following a bench trial to determine civil penalties and equitable relief, the Federal District Court in Tennessee entered a civil penalty judgment for $1.49 million plus interest...

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has upheld a Federal Trade Commission decision ordering the Trans Union Corporation to stop selling consumer reports in the form...

The Commission has approved a request from El Paso Energy Corp. to divest the U-T Offshore System, L.L.C. to Mid Louisiana Gas Transmission Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Midcoast Energy...

Computer & Web Publications, Inc. ("CWP") and its owner, Ana Keilty, have agreed to pay $81,000 in consumer redress as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC alleged that the...

WHAT: Staff of the Federal Trade Commission will host a half-day conference on May 4, 2001, at its Headquarters in Washington, D.C. to discuss proper labeling of cashmere products. In recent months...

Following-up on last summer's joint federal and state travel fraud sweep called "Operation Travel Unravel," the Federal Trade Commission today announced a similar complaint filed against a Georgia...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action: Budget request and GPRA Performance Plans submission to Congress: The Commission has approved the following documents and forwarded a...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions: Publication of Federal Register notice: The Commission has authorized the publication of a Federal Register notice regarding the...

The Federal Trade Commission has accepted a consent order to remedy the likely anticompetitive effects stemming from the proposed acquisition by Siemens AG ("Siemens") of certain voting securities of...

The Federal Trade Commission told the Senate Finance Committee today that the growth of the Internet promises enormous benefits to consumers and the economy, but that "there is a real danger. . .that...

The Federal Trade Commission today charged The Hearst Trust, a family-held trust based in New York, New York; communications and entertainment company The Hearst Corporation, also in New York, which...

Under proposed settlement agreements with the Federal Trade Commission, Microsoft Corporation ("Microsoft") and Hewlett-Packard Company ("HP") have agreed to stop misrepresenting that Pocket PC...

A United States District Court has halted the operation of a Web site hosting service that advertised services for flat fees ranging from $10 to $15 dollars but then crammed unauthorized charges of up...

Illegal "predatory" lending practices that often exploit lower-income and minority borrowers and frequently target elderly homeowners will be the focus of a public forum on April 3, 2001, at the...

The Federal Trade Commission today charged three drug makers, Schering-Plough Corporation ("Schering"), Upsher-Smith Laboratories ("Upsher-Smith") and American Home Products Corporation, with entering...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky today announced the resignation of General Counsel Debra A. Valentine. Valentine, who joined the Commission in May 1995 from the law firm of O'Melveny...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a consent agreement with Hoechst Marion Roussel ("HMR," now Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc), Carderm Capital, L.P. ("Carderm") and Andrx Corporation ("Andrx"...