International Competition Network Adopts Recommended Practices to Improve Merger Analysis, Creates New Virtual University, and Addresses Complex Unilateral Conduct Issues

Today, at the ninth annual International Competition Network conference in Istanbul, Turkey, the ICN adopted Recommended Practices for substantive merger…

14 years ago

Statement by FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz Regarding Todays Decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in the Ciprofloxacin “Pay-for-Delay” Case

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz issued the following statement regarding today’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for…

14 years ago

FTC Tells Congress It Is Reviewing Whether Technology Changes Call for Revisions to the Agency’s Rule Protecting Kids’ Online Privacy

The Federal Trade Commission today said that the rapid-fire pace of technological change, including an explosion in children’s use of…

14 years ago

FTC Puts Mortgage Foreclosure “Rescue” Company Out of Business

The Federal Trade Commission has put a permanent stop to another mortgage foreclosure “rescue” operation that allegedly promoted bogus loan…

14 years ago

FTC Mails Redress Checks to Fraud Victims Who Lost Money Through MoneyGram’s Money Transfer System

Beginning today, a claims administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission will mail more than 34,000 checks totaling almost $18…

14 years ago

FTC Helps Prepare Kids for a World Where Advertising Is Everywhere

With American youth exposed to more advertising than ever before, the Federal Trade Commission is kicking off a new advertising…

14 years ago

Women’s Clothing Retailer Talbots and its Telemarketer to Pay Total of $161,000 for Violating FTC’s Robocall ‘Opt-Out’ Requirements

Women’s clothing retailer Talbots and its California marketing company have agreed to pay penalties totaling $161,000 to settle Federal Trade…

14 years ago

FTC Charges More Defendants and Violations in Matter of Grant Connect, LLC; FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges That Transitions Optical, Inc. Used Anticompetitive Practices to Exclude Rivals

FTC Charges More Defendants and Violations in Matter of Grant Connect, LLC The Federal Trade Commission has charged additional defendants…

14 years ago

FTC to Mail Out $6 Million in Refunds to Consumers Who Bought Deceptively Advertised Weight-loss Supplements from QVC

Starting April 30, an administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission will mail more than 140,000 refund checks totaling about…

14 years ago

Federal Trade Commission to Launch Advertising Literacy Campaign

WHAT: Advertising is virtually everywhere. The Internet and new technologies have taken kids’ exposure to advertising to new levels. That’s…

14 years ago