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FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez Announces Resignation
Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez today announced her resignation from the Commission, effective February 10, 2017. Ramirez became Chairwoman on March 4, 2013, and has served as an FTC Commissioner since April 5, 2010, following her appointment by President Barack Obama.
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Mallinckrodt Will Pay $100 Million to Settle FTC, State Charges It Illegally Maintained its Monopoly of Specialty Drug Used to Treat Infants
Mallinckrodt ARD Inc., formerly known as Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and its parent company, Mallinckrodt plc, have agreed to pay $100 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated the antitrust laws when Questcor acquired the rights to a drug that threatened its...
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FTC Halts Scheme That Advertised Phony Rental Properties and ‘Free’ Credit Reports to Enroll Consumers in Costly Credit Monitoring Service
The Federal Trade Commission has charged Credit Bureau Center LLC and three individuals with luring consumers with fake rental property ads and deceptive promises of “free” credit reports into signing up for a costly credit monitoring service. At the FTC’s request, a federal court temporarily...
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FTC Charges Qualcomm With Monopolizing Key Semiconductor Device Used in Cell Phones
The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint in federal district court charging Qualcomm Inc. with using anticompetitive tactics to maintain its monopoly in the supply of a key semiconductor device used in cell phones and other consumer products. Qualcomm is the world’s dominant supplier of...
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In Two Separate Actions, FTC Charges Investors with Violations of U.S. Premerger Notification Requirements
Hedge fund founder Ahmet H. Okumus has agreed to pay $180,000 in civil penalties to resolve Federal Trade Commission allegations that he violated the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act by failing to report his purchases of voting securities in the internet services company Web.com Group Inc. In a separate...
Coming Events
Jan
30
Webinar: Tax Identity Theft – Tax Professionals on the Ramparts
The FTC, IRS, and the National Association of Tax Professionals offer practical guidance about identity theft issues important to tax professionals, including scams targeting tax professionals, cybersecurity, protecting client data, and how tax professionals can help identity theft...
Jan
31
Tax Identity Theft Awareness Twitter Chat
The FTC and the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) co-host a Twitter chat at 3:00 p.m. EST about tax identity theft. Consumers can join the conversation on #IDTheftChat. Follow @FTC and @ITRCSD to ask questions and learn more about tax identity theft, how to protect yourself, and...
Feb
1
FTC and Department of Veterans Affairs Twitter chat about tax identity theft
The FTC and the Department of Veterans Affairs co-host a Twitter chat about tax identity theft at 11 a.m. EST for service members, veterans, and their families. Learn to minimize your risk and what to do if #taxidtheft happens to you. Join the conversation on #VeteranIDTheft. Follow...Past Events
Jan
13
Cmr. Ohlhausen keynote at the USC's Conference on Antitrust Enforcement in a Global Context
Commissioner Ohlhausen will be delivering a keynote at the USC Gould School of Law Center for Transnational Law and Business Conference on Antitrust Enforcement in a Global Context: Extraterritoriality and Due Process, Los Angeles, CA, 12:30 p.m. PST
Jan
12
District Of Columbia
Chwn. Ramirez opening remarks at PrivacyCon 2017
Chairwoman Ramirez will deliver opening remarks at PrivacyCon 2017, a public forum on the privacy and security implications of emerging technologies, FTC Constitution Center conference facility, 400 Seventh St. SW, Washington, D.C., 9:00 a.m. EST
Jan
12
District Of Columbia
