Alleging that Aspen Technology, Inc’s (AspenTech) $106.1 million acquisition of Hyprotech, Ltd. (Hyprotech) in 2002 was anticompetitive and led to the elimination of a significant competitor in the...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the appointments of Ann Malester as Deputy Director of the Bureau of Competition and Steven K. Bernstein as Assistant Director for Mergers I, one of the...

Two companies who marketed and sold bogus cell phone radiation protection patches have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated federal laws by making false and misleading claims...

During the five weeks since it opened on June 27, consumers have registered more than 30 million telephone numbers in the National Do Not Call Registry: nearly 24 million, or 80 percent of those...

The Commission approved a proposed divestiture by ConocoPhillips, Inc. under the terms of the decision and order in the matter involving the recent merger of Conoco Inc. and Phillips Petroleum Company...

Two companies settled FTC charges today that they fraudulently marketed purportedly authentic International Driver’s Permits (IDPs) on the Internet. Under the terms of the settlement, the defendants...

Star Credit Services, Inc. of Holbrook, New York, and its owner, James Shovak are permanently enjoined from deceptively offering or selling advance-fee loans as a result of a settlement with the...

The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice (DOJ) today released a detailed agenda for the final sessions of their joint hearings on health care and competition law and policy to be held...

A federal district court judge has issued a preliminary injunction halting the alleged illegal activities of Trek Alliance, freezing its assets and those of its principals pending trial, and...

America’s Shopping Network (ASN), Inc., Consumer Services (CS), Inc., Karen Zagami, Louis Gangi, and Carianne Sica are banned from selling any work-at-home opportunities that are chain marketing...

Pamela Jones Harbour assumed her position as a Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission today after being sworn in by Chairman Timothy J. Muris. President Bush named Harbour, an Independent, to a...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced it has settled separate allegations of illegal anticompetitive conduct by associations in Minnesota and Iowa. The proposed consent orders settle charges...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris today told the Senate Judiciary Committee that the agency supports most of the provisions of the Senate and the House versions of the Greater Access...

The Federal Trade Commission has issued a Consumer Alert, “File-Sharing: A Fair Share? Maybe Not,” that warns consumers about a number of risks associated with file-sharing. Computer users who share...

As part of the FTC’s ongoing “Project ScholarScam” – a law enforcement and consumer education outreach program to combat fraudulent college financial aid schemes – the Federal Trade Commission has...

The Federal Trade Commission has issued a unanimous policy statement on the use of monetary equitable remedies such as disgorgement and restitution in competition cases – specifically, those involving...

On September 4, 2003, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Economics will hold a one-day roundtable celebrating the 100th anniversary of the FTC’s predecessor agency, the Bureau of...

A Canadian-based company operating in the United States under the name “Bio Lab,” and its president, Jean-Francois Brochu, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceived...

Equifax Credit Information Services, Inc. (Equifax) will pay $250,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its blocked-call rate and hold times violated provisions of an FTC consent decree...

Continuing FTC testimony today before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Associate Director for Financial Practices Joel Winston discussed “financial literacy” and how it...