Federal Trade Commission attorneys today filed a complaint in federal court charging Mahle GmbH, a German piston manufacturer, and Metal Leve S.A., a Brazilian competitor, with failing to notify...

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its 1995 acquisition of AutoInfo, Inc. assets resulted in a monopoly and substantially lessened competition...

Consumer groups and telecommunications industry participants in a two-day workshop at the Federal Trade Commission beginning Thursday, June 19, at 9 a.m. will examine increased consumer complaints...

Marketers of some of the most popular exercise equipment on the market today have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that they made exaggerated weight-loss claims in their...

Guidelines for how companies advertise and market the metal content, movement and performance of watches are to be updated to reflect modern manufacturing processes and, wherever reasonable, to...

The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated a settlement agreement with Student Assistance Services, Inc. and other defendants who ran an alleged scholarship search service scam. The settlement would...

Oasis Southwest, Inc., a Las Vegas, Nevada-based prize promotion telemarketer and its two principals have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company was running a phony prize...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action. Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on an application...

International Masters Publishers Inc. (IMP), a Stamford, Connecticut-based company that sells informational cards on a variety of topics -- recipe cards, home repairs, gardening, sewing, sports...

The Federal Trade Commission has extended until August 1, 1997, the public comment period on whether to modify, rescind or retain Rule 703, which sets out its requirements governing informal dispute...

Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved an application for approval of a divestiture from Mahle GMBH, of Stuttgart...

A settlement agreement that the Federal Trade Commission has negotiated with Sears, Roebuck and Co. would give the agency a tool to ensure that Sears makes full refunds totaling up to $100 million or...

Robert Pitofsky, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, told the House Judiciary Committee today that deregulation in the electric power industry could benefit consumers by reducing prices and...

Consumer privacy issues will be the focus of a Federal Trade Commission public workshop beginning June 10. Workshop participants will examine issues affecting privacy, including the online collection...

WestPoint-Stevens Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act (Textile Act) by misbranding the sheets and towels it...

Rosemarie A. Straight has been appointed by Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky to be the FTC's Executive Director, responsible for the agency's personnel, budget, finance, procurement...

CVS Corporation has agreed with the Federal Trade Commission to divest a total of 120 Revco drug stores or pharmacy counters -- 114 stores in Virginia and six pharmacy counters in the Binghamton, New...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on an application...

The Federal Trade Commission has obtained a settlement agreement from Jenny Craig, Inc. to resolve deceptive advertising charges in connection with the diet program's claims about weight loss, weight...

The Federal Trade Commission will host 6 public workshops in 5 cities across the country to encourage public participation in the rulemaking proceeding on the rule that requires franchise sellers to...