Commission Actions

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. District Court issued a preliminary injunction on November 25, 2008 barring Florida-based CyberSpy Software, LLC and its principal Tracer R...

The Commission has approved an application for proposed divestiture from Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. and Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (collectively CB&I) . The application was filed in...

The Federal Trade Commission has rescinded guidance issued in 1966 that generally permitted statements concerning tar and nicotine yields if they were based on the Cambridge Filter Method, sometimes...

The Federal Trade Commission has filed suit to block the merger of CCC Information Services Inc. and Mitchell International Inc., charging that the merger would hinder competition in the market for...

Complaints are on the rise about a scam that preys on a grandparent’s love, according to the Federal Trade Commission. A scammer calls posing as a grandchild in distress, and tries to put the squeeze...

Newpark Resources announced today that it has agreed to cancel its proposed $85 million sale of its Newpark Environmental Services business to CCS Corporation. This follows the October 23, 2008...

Statement by David Wales, Acting Director of the FTC's Bureau of Competition, on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruling on November 21, 2008, that denies Whole...

The Federal Trade Commission today filed a petition for certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking review of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit’s April 22, 2008...