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Proposed FTC order requires divestiture of four drug products to resolve anticompetitive concerns The Federal Trade Commission took action to protect American patients from higher drug costs by requiring Aurobindo Pharma Limited to divest four different generic drug products to complete its ...
The Federal Trade Commission finalized a consent order involving 365 Retail Markets LLC’s $848 million acquisition of Cantaloupe Inc., a deal which seeks to combine the two largest providers of micromarket kiosks as well as software and services that allow food service ...
Agency alleges Genesis Tech enterprise and its owners operated misleading internet-based subscription schemes, billed consumers without authorization and made cancellation difficult At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has temporarily halted a sprawling enterprise of deceptive subscription schemes—comprised of 15 ...
Agency and state partners argue WPATH’s illegal claims profited its members The Federal Trade Commission, along with Alaska, Iowa, Nebraska and Texas, today filed a lawsuit against the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), alleging the organization has provided the means ...
Imposter scams were the most reported fraud last year, with reported losses increasing nearly three times since 2020 New data from the Federal Trade Commission reveal that people reported losing a staggering $3.5 billion to imposter scams in 2025, with reported losses ...
The Federal Trade Commission finalized a consent order involving Sevita Health’s acquisition of BrightSpring Health Services Inc.’s community living business. View Press Release
The Federal Trade Commission is returning nearly $3 million to consumers deceived by the Golden Home Services, also known as Home Matters USA, mortgage relief scheme, which falsely promised to reduce homeowners’ mortgage payments and prevent foreclosures. View Press Release
Diversity Lab LLC, a for-profit diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) consultancy, has permanently ceased operations following a Federal Trade Commission investigation. The company informed the FTC that it filed paperwork to dissolve itself as a business entity with the California Secretary of ...
Report details Commission efforts to ensure honest advertising among adoption intermediaries The Federal Trade Commission issued a report to Congress detailing the agency’s efforts to protect consumers interested in private adoption. View Press Release
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a petition from X Corp., formerly known as Twitter, to set aside or modify its 2022 settlemen View Press Release
Commission also alleges Amare deceived consumers about how much income they could generate selling Amare’s products The Federal Trade Commission today sued multilevel marketer (MLM) Amare Global Holdings Inc. View Press Release
The CFPB has been working to ensure consumers affected by Bilt’s transition to a new bank partner are appropriately remedied. CFPB officials met with Bilt to understand the issues caused by the transition and what steps Bilt has taken to ensure customers ...
Settlement bans individual defendants from debt relief services, tax preparation services, telemarketing and impersonation The operators of a tax debt relief scheme will surrender over $8 million in cash and turn over additional assets to settle the Federal Trade Commission and State ...
Proposed FTC order seeks to protect Americans from higher surgery costs, lower quality care The Federal Trade Commission took action to protect American patients from higher outpatient surgery costs by requiring national nonprofit health system Ascension Health Alliance (Ascension) to divest several ...
The law requires platforms to provide a mechanism to request the removal of nonconsensual intimate images The Federal Trade Commission sent warning letters today to a dozen websites advising them of their obligation to comply with the TAKE IT DOWN Act (TIDA), ...
Court issues order finding Cliq, formerly known as Cardflex, and its operators Andrew Phillips and John Blaugrund in contempt and imposing $6.5 million sanction At the request of the Federal Trade Commission , a federal judge ordered Cliq Inc., a payment processing ...
New FTC website allows people to submit complaints about companies’ failure to comply with law requiring platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate images at request of victims The Federal Trade Commission today began enforcing the TAKE IT DOWN Act (TIDA), a law requiring ...
Premium Home Service also used fake online reviews to boost ratings and siphon customers from true local businesses The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, and the state of Illinois sued Chicago-based company Premium Home Service (PHS) ...
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson sent letters today to more than a dozen prominent technology companies reminding businesses of their obligation to comply fully with the Take It Down Act (TIDA) no later than May 19. Signed into law last ...
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. View Press Release
The Federal Trade Commission finalized a consent order resolving antitrust concerns related to a deal between Valvoline Inc. and private equity firm Greenbriar Equity Fund V., L.P. (Greenbriar). View Press Release
Workshop will focus on marketplace developments in five years since the creation of Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law The Federal Trade Commission will co-host a workshop on May 14-15, 2026, with George Mason University Law School’s Institute for Consumer Financial Choice ...