Commission Actions

The Federal Communications Commission today showed how agencies of the federal government can work together, each using their particular jurisdiction and expertise, to protect U.S. consumers. I...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced it has settled an action against a New York-based Internet retailer that allegedly left over a thousand consumers in the lurch after failing to provide...

In an address to the Class Action Litigation Summit in Washington, DC today, Commissioner Thomas B. Leary pledged that the Federal Trade Commission would continue to keep a watchful eye on class...

Nestlé S.A. and Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc. have agreed to divest three of Dreyer's brands and Nestlé's distribution assets to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their merger would lessen...

The Federal Trade Commission today told Congress that it is working with federal, state and local law enforcers, to prevent identity theft, provide victim assistance, and prosecute perpetrators...

A company that used false earnings claims, shills, and other misleading representations to sell a music business opportunity scam has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the scheme...

The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice (DOJ) will hold the next session of their joint hearings on health care and competition law and policy on June 25-26, 2003. These hearings...

Thousands of consumers apparently received an unauthorized and deceptive e-mail from Best Buy, entitled "Fraud Alert," on June 18, 2003. Using concern about a purchase from Best Buy and possible...

Telemarketers charged with misrepresenting the costs and conditions of packages of magazine subscriptions and refusing to honor cancellation and refund requests have agreed to settle Federal Trade...

Commission authorization of the filing of staff comments: The Commission has authorized the staff of the Bureau of Economics and of the Office of the General Counsel to file comments with the Illinois...