Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission is sending full refunds totaling more than $284,000 to people who lost money to a scheme that used misleading spam emails to lure consumers into buying work-from-home...

Press Release

Data Center Company Settles FTC Privacy Shield Case

Date

June 30, 2020

An operator of secure data centers has settled Federal Trade Commission allegations that it misled consumers about its participation in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework and failed to adhere to the...

Press Release

FTC and DOJ Issue Antitrust Guidelines for Evaluating Vertical Mergers

Date

June 30, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ” or “Department”) issued today new Vertical Merger Guidelines that outline how the federal antitrust agencies evaluate the...

Case Timeline Item

Effen Ads, LLC (iCloudWorx) (timeline item) - June 30, 2020

Date

June 30, 2020

Case Timeline Item

NTT Global Data Centers Americas, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - June 30, 2020

Date

June 30, 2020

Agreement Containing Consent Order (32.99 KB)

Decision and Order (67.48 KB)

Analysis to Aid Public Comment (26.76 KB)

Administrative Part 3 Complaint

June 29, 2020

Aug05

Event

Working Together to Serve Diverse Communities: A Virtual Resource Fair

August 5, 2020 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM

August 6, 2020 | 10:00AM - 4:30PM

Wednesday, August 5, 2020 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Central Time Thursday, August 6, 2020 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Central Time Black, Latino, and other communities of color have been affected by the...

Jun30

Event

Cmr. Phillips participates in webinar “Antitrust in Life Sciences: US/EU, A Transatlantic Gap?"

June 30, 2020 | 12:00PM

FTC Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips will participate in a webinar held Concurrences titled “Antitrust in Life Sciences: US/EU, A Transatlantic Gap?” The event is open to the public and media/press...

Jul02

Event

Cmr. Wilson participates in event held by Hispanic Technology & Telecommunications Partnership discussing privacy

July 2, 2020 | 1:00PM

FTC Commissioner Christine S. Wilson will participate in an event held by the Hispanic Technology & Telecommunications Partnership discussing privacy . The event is open to the public and media/press...

June 26, 2020

Cases and Proceedings

Commissioner Statements

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra In the Matter of Eldorado Resorts and Caesars Entertainment

Date

June 26, 2020

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner

Dissenting Statement Of Commissioner Rohit Chopra In the Matter of Eldorado Resorts and Caesars Entertainment (99.13 KB)

Press Release

FTC Requires Casino Operators Eldorado Resorts, Inc. and Caesars Entertainment Corporation to Divest Assets in Two Local Markets as a Condition of Merger

Date

June 26, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission will require casino operator Eldorado Resorts, Inc. to divest casino-related assets in the South Lake Tahoe area of Nevada, and the Bossier City-Shreveport area of...

Case Timeline Item

Eldorado Resorts and Caesars Entertainment, In the Matter of (timeline item) - June 26, 2020

Date

June 26, 2020

Agreement Containing Consent Orders (219.04 KB)

Complaint (93.89 KB)

Decision and Order [Redacted Public Version] (2.09 MB)

Order to Hold Separate and Maintain Assets (179.44 KB)

Analysis of Proposed Consent Orders to Aid Public Comment (37.54 KB)

June 25, 2020

Press Release

FTC Puts an End to Deceptive Advertising of Light Therapy Device

Date

June 25, 2020

The marketers of a low-level light therapy device (LLLT) called Willow Curve will have to stop making alleged deceptive claims that the device treats chronic, severe pain and associated inflammation...

Federal Register Notice