Press Releases

Defendants in two separate cases filed in federal district court as part of "Operation Misprint" have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges. In both cases, the FTC alleged that the...

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on proposed interpretations of the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) that permit companies to communicate consumer information...

Law enforcement authorities on both sides of the border have moved to halt a Vancouver-based telemarketing scam targeting senior citizens in the United States. At the request of the Federal Trade...

The Federal Trade Commission today accepted a proposed consent order that would allow the merger of pharmaceutical manufacturers SmithKline Beecham plc ("SB") and Glaxo Wellcome plc ("Glaxo"), while...

The Kohl Group, LLC., doing business as Federal Information Services, and its principals, Gregory Stewart Hall, Benjamin H. Kim, Douglas Lee and Mark Aaron Osborne, have agreed to post a $100,000...

The Federal Trade Commission has accepted a proposed consent order that would remedy the likely anticompetitive effects of the proposed merger of America Online, Inc. ("AOL"), the nation's largest...

The Federal Trade Commission will hold a press conference on Thursday, December 14, 2000 , at 1:30 p.m . to discuss the action approved this morning regarding the proposed merger of America Online and...

Release of FTC holiday shopping alert: The Office of Consumer and Business Education, within the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, has recently released a Holiday Shopping Alert entitled: "...

An Internet business that bragged about the "high quality" of the templates it sold to help produce false identity documents has been ordered to halt the sales by a U. S. District Court at the request...

Commission approval of trust agreement and appointment of proposed trustee: In the following matter, the Commission has approved a trust agreement and the appointment of the proposed trustee: Novartis...

The Federal Trade Commission will host a two-day, public workshop beginning December 11 at 1:00 p.m. to examine emerging wireless Internet and data technologies and to provide a forum for discussion...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a proposed consent agreement with Philip Morris Companies, Inc. ("Philip Morris") and Nabisco Holdings Corp. ("Nabisco") that would allow the two companies...

Commission denial of petition requesting a rulemaking proceeding: Following review of a petition submitted to the FTC, the Commission has voted to deny the request for a rulemaking proceeding...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it is amending its Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metals and Pewter Industries, commonly known as the Jewelry Guides, to require disclosure of...

The Federal Trade Commission today approved a $100 million settlement with Mylan Laboratories, Inc., the largest monetary settlement in Commission history. If the settlement is approved by the federal...

Defendants in a pyramid scheme that disguised itself as a legitimate work-at-home operation have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the scheme violated federal laws. The settlement...

Commission votes to authorize an appeal in the preliminary injunction action and to issue a Part 3 administrative complaint: In the following matter, the Commission has authorized the General Counsel...

The Federal Trade Commission staff and the Connecticut Departments of Health and Consumer Protection today announced the results of a sweep of 30 funeral homes in the greater metropolitan New York...

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Bureau of Economics and of Policy Planning has submitted comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on its Order Proposing Remedies...

Today, the Federal Trade Commission responded to inquiries from members of Congress regarding whether Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act prohibiting "deceptive" or "unfair" marketing would...