Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. Unless otherwise noted, the FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526. Commission action regarding petitions to reopen and...

Illinois Tool Works, Inc. based in Glenview, Illinois, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its proposed acquisition of Hobart Brothers Company could lead to higher prices for...

The Federal Trade Commission has rescinded its Hosiery Guides, which had provided guidance to industry with regard to the marketing and labeling of stockings, socks and other hosiery products, after...

Staff of the Federal Trade Commission have advised a group of urologists in the News Orleans area that the group's plan to establish a network to provide urology services does not appear to violate...

Sentinel Group, Inc. and Service Corporation International (collectively SCI) have petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to reopen and modify the following consent orders that require SCI obtain FTC...

WASHINGTON, D.C. In response to the latest wave in high-tech "information superhighway" investment scams that are fleecing unwary U.S. consumers, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 20 state...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions: Applications for prior approval of transactions: Comments on newly-received applications will be accepted for 30 days, until Feb. 29...

Petitions to reopen and modify or set aside orders: The FTC has received or ruled on petitions from the following entities seeking changes in, or termination of, FTC orders against them. Newly...

The defendants in a Federal Trade Commission action that halted an allegedly fraudulent scheme to sell overpriced business supplies by telephone have agreed to transfer their frozen assets totalling...