Press Releases - Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission is sending payments totaling nearly $1.9 million to consumers who were harmed by fake rental ads and deceptive promises of “free” credit reports from …
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FTC Sues Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power
Sep 26, 2023 · The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general today sued Amazon.com, Inc. alleging that the online retail and technology company is a monopolist that …
FTC Alleges Facebook Resorted to Illegal Buy-or-Bury Scheme to …
Aug 19, 2021 · Today, the Federal Trade Commission filed an amended complaint against Facebook in the agency’s ongoing federal antitrust case. The complaint alleges that after …
The Antitrust Laws - Federal Trade Commission
The antitrust laws proscribe unlawful mergers and business practices in general terms, leaving courts to decide which ones are illegal based on the facts of each case. Courts have applied …
Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department Seek to …
Jan 18, 2022 · WASHINGTON – Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division launched a joint public inquiry aimed at strengthening …
Bureau of Competition - Federal Trade Commission
The FTC’s Bureau of Competition enforces the nation's antitrust laws, which form the foundation of our free market economy. The antitrust laws promote the interests of consumers; they …
Health Care Competition - Federal Trade Commission
6 days ago · The Federal Trade Commission enforces the antitrust laws in health care markets to prevent anticompetitive conduct that would deprive consumers of the benefits of competition.
FTC Restores Rigorous Enforcement of Law Banning Unfair …
The Federal Trade Commission issued a statement today that restores the agency’s policy of rigorously enforcing the federal ban on unfair methods of competition. Congress gave the FTC …
FTC Challenges Private Equity Firm’s Scheme to Suppress …
Sep 21, 2023 · The Federal Trade Commission today sued U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc. (USAP), the dominant provider of anesthesia services in Texas, and private equity firm Welsh, …