The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it, along with the Illinois Attorney General's office, has reached a settlement with 1st Financial Solutions, Inc., which allegedly used a nationwide...

What: A public workshop to explore possible anticompetitive efforts to restrict competition on the Internet. While much of this regulation and conduct undoubtedly has pro-competitive and pro-consumer...

By a 3-2 vote, the Federal Trade Commission today closed its 10-month investigations of two proposed transactions in the cruise industry - the friendly creation of a "dual-listed company" combining...

Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a modified final consent order in the matter concerning Biovail Corporation (Biovail) and its branded drug Tiazac...

Restrictions on attorney advertising should be tailored to prevent unfair or deceptive acts or practices, according to comments submitted to the Alabama Supreme Court by the Federal Trade Commission's...

Charles James has been a good friend for 20 years and an outstanding Assistant Attorney General. It has been a pleasure and an honor to work with him. Thanks to his leadership, cooperation between the...

Companies that collected extensive personal information from millions of high school students claiming that they would share the information only with colleges, universities, and others providing...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a proposed consent decree with Dynamic Wheels and Tires, Inc., a California-based seller of fancy automobile wheels, rims, and tires, and Gary Jerjerian...

Two Canadian citizens and the five corporations they operated will pay $436,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they tricked consumers into paying as much as $299 for one of two...

The Federal Trade Commission has released the agenda and a list of panelists for its October 8-10 public workshop on possible anticompetitive efforts to restrict competition on the Internet. The...

Timothy J. Muris, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, and Charles A. James, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division, worked with antitrust agencies...

The promoter of a day-trading system who allegedly used unsubstantiated earnings claims and misleading testimonials to sell his trading system to prospective day traders has agreed to settle Federal...

The Commission, with the concurrence of the U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, has authorized the release of The Twenty-Fourth Annual Report to Congress Regarding the Hart-Scott-Rodino...

Addressing concerns that Shell Oil Company's (Shell) proposed $1.8 billion acquisition of Pennzoil-Quaker State Company (Pennzoil) would lead to reduced competition and higher prices in the U.S. and...

FTC Introduces Internet Safety Mascot, "Dewie the Turtle," at Privacy2002 Conference Commissioner Orson Swindle of the Federal Trade Commission today unveiled an Internet safety and security...

Federal Trade Commissioner Orson Swindle today launched the FTC's new Internet security initiative at the Privacy2002 Conference in Cleveland, Ohio. The Commissioner detailed a "culture of security,"...

The Federal Trade Commission today told the House Committee on Energy and Commerce that it will hold a public workshop on October 8-10 to examine whether certain state laws and business arrangements...

What: Federal Trade Commission Testimony before House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection hearing on "State Impediments to E-Commerce: Consumer...

At a three-day meeting being held in Sydney, Australia, the Federal Trade Commission and members of the International Marketing Supervision Network (IMSN) announced two initiatives to combat cross...

Petition for approval of proposed agreement: The Commission has received a petition for approval of a proposed agreement from ConocoPhillips concerning the recent merger of Conoco Inc. and Phillips...