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...

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...

Five companies and three individuals behind an allegedly fraudulent scheme to pitch consumers' investments in a plan to market and distribute Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) television programming in...

The Federal Trade Commission has ended the obligation of American Home Products Corporation (AHP) to obtain Commission approval before acquiring more than 1 percent of any U.S. developer or...

Hang-Ups Art Enterprises, Inc. and its president, Max Klein, have agreed to pay $150,000 into a fund to be distributed to consumers who bought allegedly fake prints from them, as part of a settlement...

Freedom Medical, Inc. of Hilliard, Ohio, two related companies and four individuals, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they were deceptively telemarketing medical equipment...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products, a subsidiary of the personal health-care products giant, Johnson & Johnson. The...

FTC has Granted in Part the Petition of Rohm and Haas Company, Thereby Ending the Company's Obligation to Obtain FTC Approval Before Acquiring an Interest in any Entity that Produces Architectural...

The Federal Trade Commission has ended the obligation of Pasteur Merieux Serums & Vaccins S.A. to obtain FTC approval before acquiring any company that manufactures or sells in the United States any...

The Federal Trade Commission has endorsed Federal Reserve Board ("Board") plans to simplify and clarify the disclosures required in consumer lease transactions. "Access to leasing information is...

Staff members of the Federal Trade Commission have recommended some alternative, and more flexible, strategies for the Food and Drug Administration to consider in regulating economic claims made in...

FTC has Ended the Obligation of Roche Holding Ltd. to Obtain Prior-Approval to Acquire an Interest Greater than One Percent in any Company Involved in the Market for Drug Abuse Testing (DAT) Products...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced its support for two new programs to boost compliance with the FTC's Funeral Rule which, among other things, requires funeral homes to give consumers a list...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that RxCare of Tennessee, Inc., the leading provider of pharmacy network services in that state, has agreed to settle charges that RxCare's use of a "most...

The Federal Trade Commission said today it will seek a federal district court order to block the proposed merger of Butterworth Hospital and Blodgett Memorial Medical Center, the two largest hospitals...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with First Data Corporation, in connection with that firm's merger with First Financial Management Corporation. The consent...

The Federal Trade Commission filed suit against Marketing Response Group, Inc. ("MRG") and its officers and affiliates for allegedly acting with numerous telemarketers nationwide to defraud consumers...

In a document made public today, the staff of the Federal Trade Commission offered comments to the Food and Drug Administration regarding the FDA's regulation of direct-to-consumer advertising for...

SCAT -- Senior Citizens Against Telemarketing -- a Las Vegas-based "recovery room," and its president have agreed to pay approximately $25,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they...