Crowdfunding Project Creator Settles FTC Charges of Deception
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Defendant spent backers’ money on personal expenses
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FTC Requests Public Comment on Application from Cement Manufacturers Holcim and Lafarge to Approve Divestiture of Holcim Assets
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The Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting public comments on an application by Holcim LTD. and Lafarge S.A. to sell various Holcim cement assets to an affiliate of the international cement...
FTC Testifies Before Senate Special Committee on Aging Regarding Efforts to Combat Illegal Robocalls
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The Federal Trade Commission highlighted to Congress its multi-faceted approach to protecting consumers from unwanted telemarketing calls and illegal robocalls (prerecorded phone messages) in...
Federal Appeals Court Rules in Favor of FTC: Pharmaceutical Industry Patent Rights Reportable under Hart Scott Rodino Act
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Debbie Feinstein, the Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition, issued the following statement regarding yesterday’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of...
FTC Announces Second Federal Register Notice for its Merger Remedy Study; OMB Clearance Requested
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The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it is issuing a second Federal Register Notice for its proposal to study the effectiveness of the Commission’s orders in merger cases where it...
FTC Approves Final Consent Orders with Two Car Title Lenders Charged with Deceptively Advertising Cost of Loans
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission approved final consent orders with two car title lenders that the FTC alleged failed to disclose important conditions and financing...
FTC Action Leads Arkansas Car Dealer to Pay $90,000 Civil Penalty for not Displaying ‘Buyers Guides’ on Used Cars
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An Arkansas auto dealer and its owners have agreed to pay a $90,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they failed to display a “Buyers Guide” on used vehicles offered for...
FTC Staff Provides Annual Financial Acts Enforcement Report to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has provided its 2014 Annual Financial Acts Enforcement Report to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on enforcement and related activities regarding...
FTC Staff Urges New York Legislature to Reconsider Proposed Legislation to Grant Antitrust Immunity to Certain Health Care Collaborations
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Federal Trade Commission staff has submitted comments to New York Senator Michael H. Ranzenhofer and New York Assemblyman Thomas Abinanti regarding the possible effects of a legislative proposal on...
FTC Returns Money to Consumers in Mortgage Relief Scam
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FTC won court action against Jackson, Crowder & Associates and Crowder Law Group
FTC Announces Final Agenda, Panelists for June 9 Sharing Economy Workshop
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The Federal Trade Commission has announced the final agenda for its upcoming workshop examining issues raised by the proliferation of internet peer-to-peer business platforms, often referred to as the...
FTC Requests Public Comment on Application from ZF Friedrichshafen AG and TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. to Approve Divestiture of TRW’s Linkage and Suspension Business in North America and Europe
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The Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting public comments on an application by ZF Friedrichshafen AG and TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. to sell TRW’s North American and European linkage and...
Federal Trade Commission and Office of New York State Attorney General Announce Speakers for Debt Collection Dialogue in Buffalo
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Office of the New York State Attorney General have announced the speakers for the “Debt Collection Dialogue” the two agencies will host in Buffalo, NY, on June 15...
FTC to Host September Workshop in Washington, DC, to Examine Advertising for Over-the-Counter Homeopathic Products
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FTC invites public to submit research, discussion topics, and requests to participate as panelists.
FTC Approves Final Orders In U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Cases
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After a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved final orders resolving the Commission’s complaints against TES Franchising, LLC and American International Mailing, Inc., for...
FTC Approves Final Consent Orders in Two Deceptive Auto Advertising Cases
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved final consent orders involving two auto dealers that deceptively advertised the sale, financing and leasing of their...
FTC Challenges Merger of Companies That Provide Sterilization Services to Manufacturers
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The Federal Trade Commission today issued an administrative complaint charging that Steris Corporation’s proposed $1.9 billion acquisition of Synergy Health plc would violate the antitrust laws by...
FTC Settlement of Cephalon Pay for Delay Case Ensures $1.2 Billion in Ill-Gotten Gains Relinquished; Refunds Will Go To Purchasers Affected By Anticompetitive Tactics
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Related private monetary settlements may be credited against FTC fund
FTC Report on Pet Medications Industry Finds Veterinarians Face Increasing Competition from Non-Veterinary Retail Outlets
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A Federal Trade Commission report on the pet medications industry noted fast growth and a changing landscape of suppliers – with veterinarians seeing increased competition from non-traditional sellers...
FTC Requires Reynolds and Lorillard to Divest Four Cigarette Brands as a Condition of $27.4 Billion Merger
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Tobacco companies Reynolds American Inc. and Lorillard Inc. have agreed to divest four cigarette brands to Imperial Tobacco Group to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their proposed $27.4...
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