Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action. The FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526. Commission action regarding petitions to reopen and modify FTC orders: Following a...

In its 12th and largest law enforcement action against fraud on the Internet, the Federal Trade Commission has obtained a federal court order temporarily halting a pyramid scheme advertised on the...

Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with the following entity. The Commission action makes the orders binding...

Motion Medical, Inc., based in Blacklick, Ohio, and company president Anton Albert Wood have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges stemming from their role in an allegedly deceptive scheme...

The Federal Trade Commission has won a federal district court order temporarily halting a deceptive invention promotion telemarketing scheme run by Global Patent Research Services, Inc. The president...

The Federal Trade Commission has repealed its Leather Belt Rule, based on plans to replace the rule and other FTC regulations pertaining to individual leather products with consolidated guidelines for...

The Federal Trade Commission charged today that Toys “R” Us, the nation’s largest toy retailer, has used its power to keep toy prices higher and reduce toy outlet choices for consumers. The FTC...

The Federal Trade Commission has updated its Guides for the Jewelry Industry, which are voluntarily and extensively followed by jewelry and gemstone marketers in advertising their products to...

A federal district court has ordered a temporary halt to the allegedly deceptive prize-promotion solicitation scheme run by Silver State Western Publishing, Inc., doing business as Prime Time...