Press Releases 2002

An Internet operator who advertised designer-name bargains but delivered cut rate products, or no products at all, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that his practices violated...

The Commission has authorized the staff to file a motion for leave to file an amicus brief opposing a proposed class action settlement that preliminarily has been approved in Erikson v. Ameritech Corp...

In a coordinated attack on business opportunity and work-at-home fraud, the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and 17 state law enforcement agencies have launched a law...

The Federal Trade Commission has charged Rambus, Inc., based in Los Altos, California, with violating federal antitrust laws by deliberately engaging in a pattern of anticompetitive acts and practices...

Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter concerning Kryton Coatings International, Inc . The vote to approve the final order was 5-0, with a...

What: Press conference to announce more than 50 law enforcement actions targeting business opportunity and work-at-home scams. Many of the defendants used deceptive earnings claims and paid shills to...

The Commission has approved a hold separate trustee agreement in the matter concerning Solvay S.A.'s (Solvay) acquisition of Ausimont S.p.A. As part of the FTC's proposed decision and order in this...

The Federal Trade Commission has authorized its staff to publicly release The 24th Annual Report to Congress on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) . This report summarizes the Commission's...

Reiterating the position of the staff of the Federal Trade Commission that overly restrictive interpretations of statutes and regulations may significantly limit competition from Internet sellers and...

Presenting remarks titled "Protecting Consumers' Privacy: Goals and Accomplishments" today at the Networked Economy Summit in Reston, Virginia, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris said...

Presenting remarks at a special twentieth anniversary celebration of the 1982 Department of Justice (DOJ) Merger Guidelines at the Department yesterday afternoon, Federal Trade Commission Chairman...

Law enforcers from both sides of the border have taken aim at Canadian telemarketers who target U.S. citizens for cross-border scams. In a series of coordinated crackdowns, the Federal Trade...

Two members of the Federal Trade Commission's Office of Policy Planning (OPP) gave oral testimony today before the North Carolina State Bar's Ad Hoc Committee on Residential Real Estate Closings...

What: Press Conference to announce a sweep by 19 U.S. and Canadian law enforcement and consumer protection agencies that have targeted cross-border telemarketing fraud. Cases include both civil and...

Howard Beales, Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, presented FTC testimony today before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and...

Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell has issued an order extending until June 26, 2002, the deadline for filing the initial decision in the matter of Schering-Plough Corporation (Schering)...

The FTC has approved the release of the Commission's Sunshine Act Report for 2001 . The government's Sunshine Act (named because it is designed to shed light on federal agency operations) requires...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a proposed consent order with Bayer AG (Bayer) and Aventis S.A. (Aventis) that will allow Bayer's proposed purchase of Aventis's subsidiary Aventis...

The Federal Trade Commission today released a detailed agenda of discussion topics and presentation times for its upcoming public workshop on proposed amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR)...

Following closely on the heels of a $700,000 settlement of a similar case, announced last month, the Federal Trade Commission today announced its tenth settlement since 1998 for misrepresentations...