Commission Actions

Local Health System, Inc., of Port Huron, Michigan, and two other entities have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges stemming from the proposed merger of Port Huron Hospital and Mercy...

The Federal Trade Commission has ruled that certain member dealers of the Detroit Automobile Dealers Association (DADA) are not exempt from antitrust laws under the nonstatutory labor exemption. After...

McWhorter Technologies, Inc. has petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to delete a provision in an order requiring the company, until 2003, to obtain the FTC's approval before acquiring assets used...

Packing the family up for a sun-filled July 4th outing? Along with the essential hot dogs, beach towels and lemonade, don't forget to include a sun protection product that provides the best available...

The Federal Trade Commission has approved the request of Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation to divest the HCA Aiken Regional Medical Center, located in Aiken, South Carolina, to Universal Health...

The five remaining defendants in a Federal Trade Commission case involving a franchisor of self-improvement courses and products have agreed to pay a total of $320,000 in civil penalties to settle...

The Federal Trade Commission has obtained a court ordertemporarily halting the allegedly deceptive sales practices oftwo companies and four individuals selling photocopier tonerand other office...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with David Green, M.D., settling charges that he deceptively advertised as pain-free and permanent his varicose vein and...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with European Body Concepts, Inc., and James Marino, its president, settling charges that weight-loss and inch-loss claims...

Following a preliminary hearing, the Federal Trade Commission has won a federal court order prohibiting four Florida companies and four individuals, pending a trial, from using a variety of deceptive...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with the Mattel Corporation, settling charges that it made deceptive and misleading environmental claims in marketing its...