Commission Actions

A company that once claimed it could lower people’s income taxes has agreed not to engage in any future business under a proposed settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. National Audit Defense...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today announced that C. Lee Peeler, deputy director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection for the past five years, will leave the FTC. “Lee’s...

Commission approval of joint amicus brief filing: The Commission has authorized the staff to file an amicus brief jointly with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in the case of Weyerhaeuser Co. v...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced its decision to challenge the conduct of two independent practice associations (IPAs) and 18 member physician practices in the Kansas City area for...

The manufacturer of a magnetic “fuel saving” and emissions-reduction device that did not save fuel or reduce emissions will pay $4.2 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that his...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today told a meeting of the Progress & Freedom Foundation that she has formed an Internet Access Task Force to examine issues being raised by...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a law enforcement action challenging a 2005 acquisition that combined the natural gas liquids (NGL) storage businesses of Enterprise Product Partners, L.P...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced it has entered into a court settlement with Nomrah Records, Inc. and its president, Mark Harmon – named defendants in the recent DIRECTV telemarketing case...

The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint in U.S. district court, seeking to halt an operation that downloads software that barrages consumers with pop-ups demanding payment to make the pop...