Meta, OpenAI Face FTC Inquiry on Chatbot Impact on Kids September 15, 2025 By Leah Nylen The Federal Trade Commission ordered Alphabet Inc.’s Google, OpenAI Inc., Meta Platforms Inc. and four other makers of artificial intelligence...
California and Washington Companies Paying $145M to Settle FTC Charges August 13, 2025 A California healthcare company and a Washington healthcare company just pay $145 million in separate matters to resolve Federal Trade...
Washington State Sues to Block Kroger and Albertsons Proposed Merger January 18, 2024 Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson sued to block the proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons, two of the nation’s...
FTC Sues Intuit to Stop ‘Bait-and-Switch’ TurboTax Ads March 31, 2022 By Tali Arbel The Federal Trade Commission is suing TurboTax maker Intuit, saying its ads for “free” tax filing misled consumers. Intuit says...
New Jersey Urges Vigilance as Data Breaches, Online Threats Rise During Pandemic October 12, 2020 As October’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is underway, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal warned residents of the state...
Oregon Grocery Chain Sues Albertsons for $1B September 3, 2015 The small Oregon-based grocery-store chain Haggen this week sued Albertsons for more than $1 billion in damages, alleging the supermarket...
FTC Calls for Consumer Disclosure by Data Brokers May 28, 2014 By Alina Selyukh Companies known as data brokers collect and sell information about “nearly all” U.S. consumers, drawing potentially harmful conclusions about them...
Court Says FTC Can Sue Hotel Chain Over Data Breaches April 8, 2014 A U.S. court ruled on Monday that the Federal Trade Commission can proceed with a lawsuit against hotel group Wyndham...
Federal Trade Commission Moves Closer to ‘Patent Troll’ Study September 30, 2013 By Ros Krasny The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Friday took another step toward a comprehensive study of “patent trolls” – companies in...
Top 10 Consumer Complaint Categories March 29, 2013 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released its top 10 consumer complaint categories for 2012. For the first time ever,...