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FTC Issues Redress Payments to Consumers Impacted by GOAT’s Deceptive Shipping, Refund Policies

The Federal Trade Commission announced it is sending more than $100,000 in redress payments to consumers deceived by online marketplace…

2 weeks ago

FTC Issues Letters Warning Hospitals Against Deceptive Pricing Practices

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson today sent letters to 24 of the nation’s largest healthcare services companies, reminding…

3 weeks ago

FTC, States Win Protections to Lower Pesticide Prices for American Farmers in Antitrust Case Against Corteva

The Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of state attorneys general have secured a significant settlement agreement with pesticide manufacturing…

4 weeks ago

FleetCor Agrees to Pay $100 Million to Resolve Administrative Action After Federal Court Finds that It Violated the FTC Act by Charging Unauthorized Fees

FleetCor and its CEO will pay $100 million to settle a Federal Trade Commission administrative action alleging that the company…

1 month ago

FTC Announces Additional Payments to Consumers Stemming from FTC’s Amazon Prime Settlement

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that Amazon will accelerate and expand payments to eligible consumers under last year’s $2.5…

1 month ago

FTC Secures Order Resolving Antitrust Concerns with Zillow-Redfin Agreement

The Federal Trade Commission, joined by five states, today notified the court that it will file a stipulated order that…

1 month ago

FTC Announces 2027 Telemarketer Fees to Access the National Do Not Call Registry

The Federal Trade Commission today announced new fees for telemarketers to access phone numbers on the National Do Not Call…

1 month ago

FTC, States Sue Amazon Over Secret Ad Surcharge Scheme

Today, 22 states joined the Federal Trade Commission in filing suit against Amazon, alleging that the company engaged in deceptive…

1 month ago

FTC Extends Public Comment on Proposed Policy Statement Regarding Personalized Pricing

The Federal Trade Commission extended by seven days the public comment period on the proposed enforcement policy statement regarding personalized…

1 month ago

FTC Takes Action Against Payment Processor Humboldt Merchant Services for Knowingly Facilitating Payment Processing for Sham Merchants

Payment processing company Humboldt Merchant Services will pay $12 million and be permanently banned from processing payments for merchants with…

1 month ago