Press Releases

The Federal Trade Commission, joined by Procuraduria Federal del Consumidor de Mexico (PROFECO), the agency charged with protecting consumers in Mexico, today announced "Campaña Alerta II," the second...

In a proposed settlement announced today, Global Industrial Technologies, Inc. has agreed to restructure its proposed acquisition of AP Green Industries, Inc. to resolve Federal Trade Commission...

Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval of a transaction from the following. The FTC is seeking public comments on the application for 30 days...

A federal judge has granted a stipulated preliminary injunction in the Federal Trade Commission's first case alleging "cramming" -- the practice of charging consumers on their actual phone bills or on...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has amended its 1973 Enforcement Policy Statement (Policy Statement) concerning requirements for clear and conspicuous disclosures in foreign...

The Federal Trade Commission today told a House Committee that business on the Internet could explode -- from $2.6 billion in 1996 to $220 billion in 2001 -- but if the trend is to continue, "...

TrendMark International, Inc., a Memphis, Tennessee company, and its owners, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made a host of unsubstantiated weight loss and health...

Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final consent agreements with the following entities. The Commission action makes the consent orders...

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission yesterday filed a comment with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) about the relationships between regulated electric utilities and their affiliated...

A group of Louisiana physicians has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it unlawfully fixed prices, which increased the cost of physician services and medical insurance coverage for...

In the latest development in the Federal Trade Commission’s case against a Nevada telemarketing operation doing business as the Sterling Group, Judge Lloyd D. George, of the U.S. District Court for...

Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final consent agreements with the following entities. The Commission action makes the consent orders...

Consumer Credit Services, Inc. (CCS), based in Las Vegas, Nevada, has agreed to settle charges that it defrauded consumers nationwide through the deceptive telemarketing of credit cards and lines of...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a settlement with Designer Checks, Inc. of Anniston, Alabama. In a consent decree filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama...

Commission action regarding petitions to reopen and modify FTC orders: Following a public comment period, the FTC has ruled on a petition from the following: A final order against Schnuck Markets, Inc...

The Federal Trade Commission today told the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee that the proliferation of deceptive, unsolicited commercial e-mail -- "spam" -- could undermine...

In testimony today before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky cited globalization, deregulation and technological changes as some of the factors...

John D. Graubert has been named Deputy General Counsel of the Federal Trade Commission. Graubert has extensive experience in antitrust and other litigation matters before both administrative agencies...

Image Sales & Consultants, Inc., a Fort Wayne, Indiana-based company, and its president, Michael Dague, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges stemming from their role in "Operation...

Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval of a transaction from the following. The FTC is seeking public comments on the application for 30 days...