Press Releases

The Federal Trade Commission is conducting a review of its 900-Number Rule to determine whether it has been effective in curbing abuses associated with 900-number services. The Commission also is...

A Federal Trade Commission Administrative Law Judge has found that the "ABS/Trax" add-on braking system marketed by Automotive Breakthrough Sciences, Inc. and ABS Tech Sciences, Inc., and purported to...

The Federal Trade Commission said today it will seek a federal district court order to prevent Staples, Inc. from acquiring Office Depot, Inc. The FTC said the $4 billion acquisition would allow the...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action. Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final, with a modification , a...

Best Marketing, Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges brought in July 1996 as part of “Project Jackpot,” a major federal/state enforcement effort targeting firms that offered...

The Federal Trade Commission's case-by-case approach to challenging deceptive practices and weight-loss claims in the diet industry has provided substantial improvements in truthful advertising and...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced two significant efforts in its examination of consumer privacy issues. First, the Commission announced that it will undertake a study of the collection...

Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on an application for approval of a transaction from the following: The FTC has...

Los Angeles-based Amstar Finance Corporation, Amstar Investment Corporation and their owner, Bibekanand Satpathy, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they rarely, if ever, came...

As part of a settlement of Federal Trade Commission charges, Apple Computer, Inc., has agreed to offer Power PC Upgrade Kits, at less than half the original list price, to each consumer who purchased...

The Federal Trade Commission has filed in federal district court settlement agreements that would ban three Florida individuals who allegedly ran a bogus employment services scheme from ever again...

Commission action regarding petitions to reopen and modify FTC orders: Following a comment period, the FTC has ruled on a petition from the following: The FTC has granted the petition of Schwegmann...

Recent amendments to the Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA") will require consumer reporting agencies to provide 1) a summary of rights under the law to consumers, (2) a notice of responsibilities...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a settlement, to be filed in federal court, with Mahle GmbH, a German piston manufacturer, and Metal Leve S.A., a Brazilian competitor, under which the...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a settlement resolving competitive concerns arising from the proposed merger of the two leading providers of management information systems and electronic...

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on whether it should revise its Franchise Rule to reduce incon sistencies in federal and state disclosure requirements governing franchise sales...

A proposed settlement of Federal Trade Commission antitrust concerns stemming from American Home Products Corporation’s proposed acquisition of Solvay, S.A.’s animal health business would preserve...

Atlanta resident Becky Burch Settles has agreed to turn over a little more than $13,000 for a consumer redress fund as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over her role in a...

Consumers who lost money investing in an illegal pyramid scheme on the Internet will recover their funds, under a settlement obtained by the Federal Trade Commission and the scheme’s promoters, and...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received applications for approval for transactions from the following. The...