Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission today announced its intention to conduct a study of the use, and likely short- and long-term competitive effects, of authorized generics in the prescription drug...

Petition for approval of proposed divestiture: The Commission has received a petition from The Cypress Group, related to a 2001 consent order concerning Nestle Holdings, Inc. and Ralston Purina...

A proposed plan by a physician-hospital organization that would involve collective bargaining with insurers over doctor fees likely would violate federal antitrust laws, according to the FTC staff...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today announced the appointments of two new deputy directors of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition. Kenneth L. Glazer joins the agency from The...

The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice today jointly released a “Commentary on the Horizontal Merger Guidelines” that continues the agencies’ ongoing efforts to increase the...

The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice today jointly released a “Commentary on the Horizontal Merger Guidelines” that continues the agencies’ ongoing efforts to increase the...

The Federal Trade Commission and members of the International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network (ICPEN) are meeting in Jeju, Korea, on March 26-28, to discuss the progress of international...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today kicked off an International Competition Network workshop to discuss the implementation of the ICN’s recommended practices for merger...

The set-up for the scam can be different every time: maybe they are buying something you advertised, paying you to do work at home, or giving you an “advance” on a sweepstakes. But, the Federal Trade...

Two persons have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges for their roles in a fraudulent business opportunity scheme targeted in early 2005 as part of “Project Biz Opp Flop,” a crackdown on...

Staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s three bureaus – Competition, Consumer Protection, and Economics – together with the FTC’s Office of Policy Planning yesterday filed a comment with Ohio State...

An Internet marketer will pay a $900,000 civil penalty for violating the CAN-SPAM Act, the largest penalty yet for illegal spam, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The company also is...

The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection invites consumers, businesspeople, technologists, law enforcement officials, academics, and other interested parties to participate in...

On May 24, the Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop, Protecting Consumers in the New Mortgage Marketplace, on consumer protection issues arising from the growth of “nontraditional” or...