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The decision affirms the decision by the U.S. District Court in the District of Idaho, which held that the acquisition violated Section 7 of the Clayton Act and the Idaho Competition Act, and ordered...

Over the past year, the �鶹��ý Trade Commission has continued its vigorous work on behalf of U.S. consumers suffering from unlawful debt collection practices, including bringing law enforcement...

In an Initial Decision announced today, the �鶹��ý Trade Commission’s Chief Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), D. Michael Chappell, ruled that plastics additive manufacturer ECM Biofilms, Inc. violated...

After a public comment period, the �鶹��ý Trade Commission has approved final orders resolving complaints that PaymentsMD, LLC and its former CEO, Michael C. Hughes, violated consumers’ privacy by...

A group of Utah-based defendants claiming to be legal experts in loan modifications have settled �鶹��ý Trade Commission charges that they broke the law by conning consumers into paying hefty fees...

Two defendants who participated in an alleged multi-million dollar telemarketing fraud that targeted U.S. seniors and withdrew money from their accounts without authorization have agreed to settle...

Staff of the �鶹��ý Trade Commission has sent letters warning 20 manufacturers and marketers of dog waste bags that their “biodegradable,” “compostable,” and other environmental claims may be...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission has submitted to Congress its Fiscal Year 2016 budget request, which includes the FY 2016 Budget Overview Statement, Performance Plan for FY 2015 and FY 2016, and...

“Today’s decision by the D.C. Circuit is a victory for consumers. It is in keeping with established law that advertisers who market products for serious health conditions must have rigorous science to...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission has taken action for the first time against two car title lenders, reaching settlements that will require them to stop their use of deceptive advertising to market title...

An Ohio funeral home operator has agreed to pay a civil penalty to settle �鶹��ý Trade Commission charges for violating the agency’s Funeral Rule, which requires funeral providers to provide...

Pharmaceutical companies Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. have agreed to divest Ranbaxy’s interests in generic minocycline tablets in order to settle �鶹��ý Trade...

Following a public comment period and review of AgeCheq, Inc.’s second proposed Children’s Online Privacy Protection (COPPA) Rule verifiable parental consent method, the �鶹��ý Trade Commission has...

The operator of an alleged “revenge porn” website is banned from publicly sharing any more nude videos or photographs of people without their affirmative express consent, under a settlement with the...

The principal owners of two Florida-based online diploma mills are permanently banned from marketing and selling academic degrees under settlements with the �鶹��ý Trade Commission. Alexander Wolfram...

Note: A conference call for media with FTC Consumer Protection Director Jessica Rich will occur as follows: Date: January 28, 2015 Time: 1:30 p.m. ET Call-in lines, which are for media only, will open...

As part of the �鶹��ý Trade Commission’s systematic review of all current FTC rules and guides, the agency is announcing a modified 10-year regulatory review schedule. To ensure that its rules and...

In a comment submitted to the �鶹��ý Communications Commission, the directors of the �鶹��ý Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, Bureau of Economics, and Office of Policy Planning write...

Supermarket operators Albertsons and Safeway Inc. have agreed to sell 168 supermarkets to settle �鶹��ý Trade Commission charges that their proposed $9.2 billion merger would likely be...

The report is partly based on input from participants in the FTC’s 2013 Internet of Things workshop.