Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission made clear today that antitrust laws prohibiting price fixing apply to the fashion industry just as they do to other products or services. The FTC announced a settlement...

Nearly 2,400 consumers who purchased Vanguard brand heat detectors will soon receive refunds that total almost $4 million, following a Federal Trade Commission suit against Figgie International, Inc...

Silicon Graphics, Inc.'s plan to acquire two of the world's three leading entertainment graphics software firms could go forward under a settlement agreement it has reached with the Federal Trade...

Richard Canicatti, one of two defendants sued by the Federal Trade Commission over their role in an allegedly deceptive telemarketing scheme that preyed on elderly consumers who had lost money to...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with Schnuck Markets, Inc., settling charges that its acquisition of the U.S. supermarkets owned by National Holdings, Inc...

In two separate cases, the marketers of ozone generators for use in homes and offices have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that they made unsubstantiated claims about the ability...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with the Medical Association of Puerto Rico, its Physiatry Section and two of its individual physiatrist members, Dr...

W.W. Chambers Co., Inc., a Maryland-based funeral home operator, and its principals have been charged by the Federal Trade Commission with violating the FTC's Funeral Rule on numerous occasions by...

A federal district court judge in Los Angeles has issued an order prohibiting All County Management Services, Inc. from making false statements to induce consumers to purchase elec- trical repairs and...

Two Las Vegas-based firms and two individuals, charged by the Federal Trade Commission with running a deceptive prize- promotion scheme to market vitamins, diet products and other items to consumers...

Good News Products, Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that health claims in advertising and promotional material for Good News Eggs were deceptive. Good News allegedly made...