Commission Actions

Commission Authorization to File Amended Complaint: The Commission has authorized the staff to file an amended complaint in the court case currently pending against Hudson Berkley, et al. The...

WHAT: A press conference to announce a sweep by the Northeast Netforce, which includes the FTC and 13 federal, state, and local law enforcement and consumer protection agencies targeting Web-based...

Chairman Timothy J. Muris in a speech today announced that the Federal Trade Commission will hold hearings on health care and competition law and policy commencing in February 2003 and continuing...

Operators of a scheme that sold "gold cards," representing them as Visa or MasterCards, but provided their own "merchant cards" that limited consumer use to purchases from their own catalogs or Web...

On behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice today filed a complaint and consent decree against Alabama-based Oxmoor House and its parent Southern Progress Corporation, a...

Dr. Robert M. Currier, who appeared in infomercials for a purported anti-snoring product called SNORenz, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that he made unsubstantiated efficacy...

Commission approval of proposed divestitures: The Commission has approved a proposed divestiture by Bayer AG concerning its recent acquisition of Aventis CropScience Holding S.A. Under the terms of...

With More Ways to Shop Than Ever Before, Consumers Must be Wise and Savvy As the holiday season approaches, the Federal Trade Commission encourages consumers to review shopping guidelines. Whether you...