Press Releases

Seven large Internet e-tailers agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges they violated the Mail and Telephone Order Rule during the 1999 holiday shopping season by providing buyers inadequate...

Quality Maintenance Supplies, Inc., based in Chicago, and its principal, Joanne M. Drobut, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they shipped and billed consumers for unordered...

Consent agreement given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with the following: J & R Research . The Commission vote to finalize the...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a consent agreement through which the proposed supermarket merger of Establissements Delhaize Freres et Cie "Le Lion" S.A. and Delhaize America, Inc....

Operators of "free" adult Web sites, who claimed they required a credit card number just to verify consumers' age, but then placed unauthorized charges on consumers' credit cards, have agreed to...

The Federal Trade Commission today issued a staff report addressing many competition and consumer protection issues that arise in restructuring the electric power industry. The report, "Competition...

In a settlement announced today by the Federal Trade Commission, Toysmart.com ("Toysmart") has agreed to settle charges the company violated Section 5 of the FTC Act by misrepresenting to consumers...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced today that representatives of both commissions have signed two agreements to facilitate...

The Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit in federal district court charging Rexall Sundown, Inc. with making false and unsubstantiated claims while marketing its dietary supplement, Cellasene™...

Nu West, Inc., a Bellevue, Washington-based lender, and company owner Georg Frey, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act...

Commission action regarding applications for approval: The FTC has approved an application from the following: Exxon Mobil Corp . The application concerns Exxon Mobil's request to divest Mobil Pipe...

In remarks before the Plenary Session on Cyberspace Jurisdiction at the American Bar Association 2000 Annual Meeting in London, England, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky discusses the...

The Federal Trade Commission is sending e-mails to scores of Web sites directed to children to alert them that they must comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and its...

WHO: Scheduled participants include: Eileen Harrington, Associate Director for Marketing Practices Federal Trade Commission National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) Representative Direct...

Application for approval of proposed divestiture: The FTC has received an application for divestiture from the following: Dominion Resources, Inc. and Consolidated Natural Gas Company (CNG) . Pursuant...

The Federal Trade Commission and other law enforcement officials have put the gloves back on to knock out the latest round of prize promotion fraud. In a recent law enforcement effort - "Project Prize...

Presenting Federal Trade Commission testimony today before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources regarding recent gasoline price increases in the Midwest, FTC Competition Director...

North American Capital Corporation (NACC) has agreed to pay a $250,000 civil penalty as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission to resolve allegations that it violated the Fair Debt...

In light of a settlement offer made by the defendants, all parties are seeking suspension of pretrial proceedings in FTC v. Mylan Laboratories, Inc., et al., and in the states' lawsuits. Any final...

The Federal Trade Commission today said that it continues to expand it efforts to stem the growing tide of identity theft. It has established a toll-free consumer hotline (1-877-ID-THEFT), to provide...