FTC Settlement Bans Bogus Timeshare Resellers from Timeshare Business, Telemarketing

A telemarketing operation that allegedly deceived consumers who were trying to sell their timeshare properties is permanently banned from the…

12 years ago

FTC Places Conditions on CoStar’s $860 Million Acquisition of LoopNet

The Federal Trade Commission will require CoStar Group, the largest provider of commercial real estate information services in the United…

12 years ago

FTC Settlement Bans Swindlers from Prize Promotion Business

The Federal Trade Commission put a stop to an operation that allegedly conned hundreds of thousands of consumers into paying…

12 years ago

FTC Staff: Proposed Louisiana Law Would Expand Patient Care by Advance Practice Registered Nurses

Federal Trade Commission staff, in response to a request from Louisiana State Representatives Thomas P. Willmott and Patrick C. Williams,…

12 years ago

International Competition Network Launches New Initiatives on the Investigative Process, Enforcement Cooperation, and Working with the Courts

The International Competition Network (ICN) launched initiatives on the investigative process in competition cases, international enforcement cooperation, and working with…

12 years ago

FTC Approves Cardinal Health, Inc.’s Application to Sell Nuclear Pharmacy Assets to Patient Care Infusion, LLC

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved an application by Cardinal Health, Inc. to sell former…

12 years ago

FTC Conducts Undercover Inspections of Funeral Homes in Nine States to Press Funeral Homes to Comply with Consumer Protection Law

Investigators working undercover in nine states detected significant violations of Federal Trade Commission consumer protection requirements in 23 of 102…

12 years ago

FTC Seeks Public Comment on Energy Transfer Partners’ Application to Sell Heritage Propane Express to JP Energy Partners, LP

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on an application by Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. and Energy Transfer Partners,…

12 years ago

With Earth Day Approaching, FTC Offers Energy-Saving Tips

Earth Day is almost here, so if you still need an idea for a good way to take part, why…

12 years ago

FTC Action Halts Alleged Scam That Dangled the False Promise of ‘Free Gas for Life’ Then Charged Consumers for Unwanted E-Magazine Subscriptions

The Federal Trade Commission put a stop to an online operation that allegedly lured consumers with a supposedly "free" book…

12 years ago