Defendants who allegedly ran a fraudulent scheme that lured consumers into making lengthy and expensive calls -- unknowingly -- to Guyana or the Caribbean, have agreed to pay a total of $111,000 in...

The Federal Trade Commission has extended the public comment period on whether to modify, rescind or retain the provisions of the Ophthalmic Practice Rules, which require eye care practitioners to...

The Federal Trade Commission has adopted the new name "elastoester" for a fiber used mostly in sportswear, including swimsuits, cycling shorts and ski pants. Elastoester is similar to polyester, but...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period on each, the Commission has made final consent agreements...

Fraudulent magazine marketers who bilked tens of thousands of consumers out of millions of dollars have been targeted in a law enforcement crackdown by the Federal Trade Commission and Attorneys...

Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on an application for approval of a transaction from the following entity: The FTC...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval for a transaction from the following...

Staff of the Federal Trade Commission have advised Yellowstone Physicians, L.L.C., a proposed multispecialty physician network joint venture in Billings, Montana, that they have no present intention...

The Federal Trade Commission has charged a western Colorado physicians’ organization -- which comprises at least 85 percent of the doctors in private practice in Mesa County -- with combining to fix...

The Federal Trade Commission has reached settlements with two regional grocery chains -- Aldi Inc., headquartered in Batavia, Illinois; and Bruno’s, Inc., based in Birmingham, Alabama, and which also...

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

Operators of an illegal pyramid scheme that advertised on the Internet and in newspapers that consumers could contribute to a charity and make huge monthly returns for themselves have agreed to settle...

A Federal Trade Commission Administrative Law Judge has found that advertisements that claimed an add-on braking system performed as effectively as factory-installed ABS brakes are false, and has...

Cadence Design Systems, Inc., of San Jose, California, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its $400 million acquisition of Cooper & Chyan Technology, Inc. would substantially...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has obtained a settlement of its charges against Bruce Sears and Martha Kazak, the principals of Worldwide Wallcoverings and Blinds, Inc., an...

The principal officials of a San Francisco Bay area collection agency, T.C.A., Inc., have paid $25,000 in civil penalties to settle charges that they violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act...

The guides propose a new standard for making unqualified "Made in USA" claims: To be called "Made in USA," a product must be substantially all made in the United States A product will be considered...

EXAMPLES OF APPLICATIONS: FTC PROPOSED GUIDES FOR THE USE OF U.S. ORIGIN CLAIMS (1) The standard for unqualified U.S. Origin Claims ( e.g., "Made in USA"): A marketer making an unqualified U.S. origin...

World Class Network, Inc., a multi-level marketer of travel agent credentials and a work- at-home travel agency business opportunity, which was charged by the Federal Trade Commis sion in a March 1997...

The Federal Trade Commission today proposed new guidelines for the use of "Made in USA" and other U.S. origin claims in product advertising and labeling. The guides, reflecting changes in consumer...