Press Releases

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. The FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526. Commission action regarding applications for prior approval of transactions...

The Diet Workshop, Inc. , a franchisor of weight loss plans and products, and the owner of its company-operated territories “Diet Workshop” have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that...

A federal district court in Las Vegas has ordered an immediate halt to a telemarketing “recovery room” operation after hearing evidence from the Federal Trade Commission that the defendants...

Commission action regarding applications for prior approval of transactions: Following a public comment period, the FTC has ruled on an application from the following: The FTC has approved the...

A federal district court has ordered a temporary halt to the allegedly deceptive "toner phoner" scheme run by seven corporations and eight individuals, doing business under the names of District...

In the second case of its type in recent months, the Federal Trade Commission today announced that Johnson & Collins Research, Inc., of Minneapolis, Minnesota, has agreed to settle allegations over...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. The FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526. Applications for prior approval of transactions: The FTC has received an...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has denied a request for an exemption from the FTC's Cooling-Off Rule filed by seven life insurance companies that sell policies to fund pre-need...

Beverly Tisei, one of the defendants in a Federal Trade Commission action against The Building Inspector of America, Inc., has agreed to pay a $10,000 civil penalty as part of a settlement of federal...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. The FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526. Applications for prior approval of transactions: The FTC has received an...

The Federal Trade Commission warned today that tens of thousands of consumers may be investing in fraudulent business opportunities for 900-number lines. The agency announced “Project Buylines,” which...

Benckiser Consumer Products, Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it made false and misleading "cause-related marketing" claims in advertising its "EarthRite" line of...

Prize promotions and sweepstakes offers represent the largest source of complaints to a federal/state telemarketing fraud database and older consumers often are the targets of such scams, a Federal...

Petition to reopen or modify an order: The FTC has received a petition from the following entity. The petition will be subject to public comment for 30 days, until April 5. NorAm Energy Corp., of...

The Federal Trade Commission has formally proposed to repeal its Leather Belt Rule, because the agency plans to replace the rule and other FTC regulations pertaining to individual leather products...

As a result of debates in the 1960s and 1980s over core issues of antitrust, there is an incomplete but rough consensus about enforcement priorities, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. Unless otherwise noted, the FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526. Commission action regarding a petition to reopen or...

A total of $1.25 million will be available for consumers victimized by a massive sweepstakes scam because of a settlement the Federal Trade Commission reached in a case it filed last year to stop...

Mrs. Fields Cookies, Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that advertising and promotional materials touting a cookie line as "low fat" were false and misleading for two of the...

Georgetown Publishing House Limited Partnership, Inc., a Washington, D.C.-based publishing firm, and its president have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they used deceptive...