Commission Actions

"The Federal Trade Commission met today to consider an enforcement action against the proposed merger of AOL and Time Warner. The parties have committed in the last 24 hours to offer new proposals to...

The Commission is extremely pleased by the circuit court's order granting its request for an injunction pending appeal in FTC v. Heinz. The Commission believed when it decided to bring the case, and...

The Federal Trade Commission has won a $28 million judgment against an Indiana-based operation that fraudulently offered employment with the U.S. Postal Service. A federal district court magistrate...

Consent agreement given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with the following and issued a response letter to a commentor...

Amended complaint: The Commission has authorized staff to file an amended complaint in the following matter: Consumer Repair Services, Inc . The complaint was originally filed as part of the FTC's...

A federal district court judge has jailed three individuals who allegedly engaged in a nationwide advance fee loan scam, the Federal Trade Commission announced today. The United States District Court...

A U.S. District Judge held Barry Taylor, of Franklin, North Carolina, in civil contempt for resuming fraudulent sales of business opportunities in violation of a 1996 stipulated settlement with the...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a proposed consent agreement with Novartis AG (Novartis) and AstraZeneca PLC (Zeneca) that would allow the two companies to combine their agricultural...