Press Releases

The Federal Trade Commission today issued the third follow-up review of its September 2000 Report to Congress, Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children: A Review of Self-Regulation and Industry...

In an initial decision filed on June 20, 2002, and announced today, Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) James P. Timony ordered a series of companies, all of which are subsidiaries of French corporation...

The FTC has approved the extension of a time period in the matter concerning Baxter International, Inc. Under the order in Docket No. C-3726, which concerned Baxter's acquisition of Immuno...

The Federal Trade Commission today voted to accept for public comment a proposed consent order with two generic drug manufacturers to resolve charges that they entered into an agreement that...

Speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. today, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Mel Martinez announced a proposal that would reform the regulatory...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris today announced the results of an informal survey of websites to determine the access and exposure teens have to online gambling. The FTC visited...

The Commission has received an application from America Online/Time Warner, Inc. (AOLTW) requesting approval of a non-affiliated Internet Service Provider (ISP) and alternative cable broadband service...

Scam artists capitalizing on the popularity of existing state "Do Not Call" lists and the proposed FTC "Do Not Call" registry have devised yet another method to trick consumers into giving up personal...

"Based upon the Commission's two decades of experience in enforcing the Franchise Rule, it is clear to us that deceptive business opportunity sales, rather than business-format franchise sales...

What: An Open Forum/Roundtable discussion on the potential dangers of online gambling directed toward children. Chairman Muris will highlight results of the FTC's informal survey of online gambling...

The Federal Trade Commission today authorized staff to seek a preliminary injunction to block Cytyc Corporation's (Cytyc) proposed $420 million acquisition of Digene Corporation (Digene). According to...

The Commission has authorized the staff to file a motion for leave to file an amicus brief opposing a proposed class action settlement that preliminarily has been approved in Erikson v. Ameritech Corp...

An Internet operator who advertised designer-name bargains but delivered cut rate products, or no products at all, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that his practices violated...

In a coordinated attack on business opportunity and work-at-home fraud, the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and 17 state law enforcement agencies have launched a law...

The Federal Trade Commission has charged Rambus, Inc., based in Los Altos, California, with violating federal antitrust laws by deliberately engaging in a pattern of anticompetitive acts and practices...

Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter concerning Kryton Coatings International, Inc. The vote to approve the final order was 5-0, with a...

What: Press conference to announce more than 50 law enforcement actions targeting business opportunity and work-at-home scams. Many of the defendants used deceptive earnings claims and paid shills to...

The Commission has approved a hold separate trustee agreement in the matter concerning Solvay S.A.'s (Solvay) acquisition of Ausimont S.p.A. As part of the FTC's proposed decision and order in this...

The Federal Trade Commission has authorized its staff to publicly release The 24th Annual Report to Congress on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). This report summarizes the Commission's...

Reiterating the position of the staff of the Federal Trade Commission that overly restrictive interpretations of statutes and regulations may significantly limit competition from Internet sellers and...