A proposed plan by a physician-hospital organization that would involve collective bargaining with insurers over doctor fees likely would violate federal antitrust laws, according to the FTC staff...

The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice today jointly released a “Commentary on the Horizontal Merger Guidelines” that continues the agencies’ ongoing efforts to increase the...

The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice today jointly released a “Commentary on the Horizontal Merger Guidelines” that continues the agencies’ ongoing efforts to increase the...

The Federal Trade Commission and members of the International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network (ICPEN) are meeting in Jeju, Korea, on March 26-28, to discuss the progress of international...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today kicked off an International Competition Network workshop to discuss the implementation of the ICN’s recommended practices for merger...

An Internet marketer will pay a $900,000 civil penalty for violating the CAN-SPAM Act, the largest penalty yet for illegal spam, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The company also is...

Staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s three bureaus – Competition, Consumer Protection, and Economics – together with the FTC’s Office of Policy Planning yesterday filed a comment with Ohio State...

Two persons have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges for their roles in a fraudulent business opportunity scheme targeted in early 2005 as part of “Project Biz Opp Flop,” a crackdown on...

The set-up for the scam can be different every time: maybe they are buying something you advertised, paying you to do work at home, or giving you an “advance” on a sweepstakes. But, the Federal Trade...

On May 24, the Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop, Protecting Consumers in the New Mortgage Marketplace, on consumer protection issues arising from the growth of “nontraditional” or...

The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection invites consumers, businesspeople, technologists, law enforcement officials, academics, and other interested parties to participate in...

Publication of Federal Register notice: Commission has approved publication of an interagency advance notice of proposed rulemaking concerning the accuracy and integrity of information furnished to...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Washington State Attorney General have asked a federal judge to order Debt Solutions Inc. and three other telemarketers in Washington and Florida to stop charging...

The Federal Trade Commission and Costa Rica’s consumer protection authority, the Ministry of Economy, Industry, and Commerce (MEIC), have signed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to...

Commission approval of amicus brief filing: The Commission has approved the filing of an amicus brief in the currently pending case Whitfield et al v. Radian Guaranty, Inc., No. 05-5017 (3d Cir.). The...

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge has halted a massive fraudulent billing scheme that has collected more than $25 million in bogus collect call charges from hundreds of...

Valassis Communications, Inc., a leading producer of free-standing newspaper inserts (FSIs) in the United States, has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it attempted to collude with News...

Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final order in the matter concerning DSW Inc., and authorized the staff to respond to the...

Commission authorization of the filing of staff comment:The Commission has authorized the staff of the Bureau of Economics to file a comment with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding...

In testimony today before the House Committee on Government Reform, Lee Peeler, Deputy Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, said, “Although many supplements offer the potential for...