Looking for a sign that winter may be coming to an end? February 2 is Groundhog Day, when all eyes are on Punxsutawney Phil, perhaps the world's most famous groundhog, as he looks for his shadow...

The fifth annual National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) will take place February 2 to 8, 2003. This year's theme for NCPW - a program that highlights consumer protection and education efforts around...

The Federal Trade Commission today once again warned consumers to be wary of telemarketers and to "Ditch the Pitch." The agency announced a settlement with Canadian-based defendants, who allegedly...

The Federal Circuit today, in a split decision, ruled on an appeal in a private suit involving Rambus and one other private party, Infineon Technologies AG. That suit involved claims of fraud against...

Companies that collected detailed personal information from students as young as 10 years old by deceptively claiming that they would use the data only for educational purposes have agreed to settle...

The Federal Trade Commission announced that today's edition of the Federal Register will officially publish the amended Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), which provides for a national "do not call"...

On January 29, 2003 the Commission filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania regarding the pending patent litigation between SmithKline Beecham (now...

Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning the National Research Center for College & University Admissions, et al.,...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice today announced that their joint hearings on "Health Care and Competition Law and Policy" will begin with three...

Policies other than gasoline price controls provide the best options for reducing retail gasoline prices and preventing gasoline shortages in Hawaii, according to Jerry Ellig, Deputy Director of the...

What: Press Availability Who: J. Howard Beales III, Director Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection Where FTC Headquarters 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 432 Washington, D.C...

The Federal Trade Commission has charged a Switzerland-based company and its U.S. counterpart with making numerous unsubstantiated efficacy claims for a variety of dietary supplements and devices that...

The Federal Trade Commission today charged Slim Down Solution, LLC, Maderia Management, Inc., and several related companies and individuals with using false and unsubstantiated claims in the marketing...

The Commission has authorized the staff to appeal the district court’s adverse decision in its lawsuit against Steve Garvey, et al. This case is related to the FTC’s action against Enforma Natural...

J. Michael Ernest, Ph.D., developer of a so-called breast enhancement product marketed as "The Isis System," has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that he made deceptive statements in...

The Federal Trade Commission has released its annual report detailing consumer complaints about identity theft and listing the top 10 fraud complaint categories reported by consumers. As in 2000 and...

The Commission has received an application from RHI AG (RHI), that relates to a December 30, 1999 agreement and consent order with the FTC concerning its acquisition of Global Industrial Technologies...

The Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice announcing changes in the two threshold figures that define when it is unlawful for an individual to serve as an officer or...

The Federal Trade Commission has filed charges against seven corporations and nine individuals, the Assail Telemarketing Network, for engaging in deceptive and unfair activities in the marketing of...

What: Press conference to announce the Federal Trade Commission’s annual Consumer Sentinel State Trends Report, which includes the top 10 fraud complaint categories, fraud and identity theft complaint...