Press Releases

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...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced it has amended the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) to establish fees for industry access to the National Do Not Call Registry. Under the approved fee...

Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning Unither Pharma, Inc. and United Therapeutics Corporation. The Commission...

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...

The Federal Trade Commission today upheld charges that several subsidiaries of Vivendi Universal, S.A. illegally agreed with Warner Communications Inc. to restrict competition for audio and video...

In comments provided last Friday at the request of New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, the staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Policy Planning and Bureau of Competition stated that...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that two additional Counsels for Intellectual Property, Armando Irizarry and Thomas Mays, will join the Commission’s Bureau of Competition in July and...

Commission approval of proposed divestiture: The Commission has approved an application for a proposed divestiture from Shell Oil Company (Shell Oil) and Pennzoil-Quaker State Company (Pennzoil). The...

Darrell Richmond, a South Carolina resident, was banned from engaging in work-at-home opportunities or business ventures as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. Richmond, using...

Providing Federal Trade Commission testimony today before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s Antitrust Task Force, Chairman Timothy J. Muris outlined the principles that underlie the FTC’s...

"As the market for dietary supplements has expanded, so too have unfounded or exaggerated claims," said Howard Beales, Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. In...

The Commission has authorized the staff to file an amended complaint in the case currently pending against The College Advantage, Inc. et al. The Commission filed this action as part of the Southwest...

United Fitness of America, LLC; eBrands Commerce Group, LLC; Tristar Products, Inc.; and their principals have agreed to pay more than $5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their...

Federal Trade Commissioner Orson Swindle will address the importance of safe computing practices at a press conference to re-launch GetNetWise, www.getnetwise.org a public service Web site offering...

A primary distributor of the Brake Guard aftermarket braking device has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice (DOJ) charges that he made false and unsubstantiated safety...

The Federal Trade Commission today issued its first summary announcement that details its aggressive enforcement efforts against telemarketing fraud. The enforcement summary, which can be accessed...

Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning Southern Union Company and CMS Energy Corporation, as well as a letter to...