Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. The FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526. Petitions to reopen and modify FTC orders: The FTC has received a petition from...

The Federal Trade Commission staff has advised the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that four measures may assist its evaluations of whether electric utility mergers will be anticompetitive...

Following a Federal Trade Commission investigation, Titan Wheel International, Inc., a Quincy, Illinois-based wheel manufacturer, has agreed to pay a $130,000 civil penalty -- the maximum allowable...

The five members of the Federal Trade Commission appeared today before a U.S. Senate Subcommittee to reiterate their support for the FTC’s proposed reauthorization. In highlighting the Commission’s...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action. The FTC staff contact is Joel Winston, 202-326-3153, or Toby Milgrom Levin, 202-326-3156. Consent agreements given final approval...

Doctor's Eyecare Center, Inc., of Dallas, Texas, and its president, have agreed to pay a $10,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they failed to provide many patients with...

The Building Inspector of America, Inc. (TBIA), a Wakefield, Massachusetts company, and its president, Ralph Tisei, have agreed to settle federal charges against them for failing to disclose to...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action. The FTC staff contact is Ann Malester, 202-326-2682. Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the...

With gasoline prices rising and Memorial Day just around the corner, the Federal Trade Commission is offering some tips for travelers who want to cut the cost of driving. “Driving your car doesn’t...

The Federal Trade Commission has extended the deadline for receipt of public comment on its Guides for Private Vocational Schools, until July 1, 1996. As part of its ongoing periodic review of its...

A federal court judge in Nevada has granted the FTC's motion for summary judgment in the Federal Trade Commission's case against International Charity Consultants, Inc., and its cohorts, and issued a...

The Federal Trade Commission has rejected B.A.T Industries' application to divest six discount cigarette brands to Lorillard Tobacco Company, citing concerns that Lorillard would not compete...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. The FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526. Applications for prior approval of transactions: The FTC has received an...