The Commission has received a petition from Solvay S.A. (Solvay) to reopen and modify the Commission's hold separate order regarding Solvay's acquisition of Ausimont S.p.A. In its petition, which is...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) today released a detailed schedule for the sessions of their joint hearings on health care and competition law and policy to be...

The Commission has received an application for approval of a proposed divestiture from ConocoPhillips, Inc. (ConocoPhillips), pursuant to a final decision and order with the FTC, announced on February...

Rexall Sundown, Inc. (Rexall) will pay up to $12 million to resolve Federal Trade Commission charges regarding its marketing of the dietary supplement, "Cellasene," a purported cellulite treatment...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (Bristol) - one of the world's largest drug makers - has settled charges that it engaged in a series of anticompetitive...

The Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, Timothy Muris, will host a press conference on Friday, March 7 at 12:00 p.m. EST, to announce an FTC antitrust enforcement action. The press conference is...

The Federal Trade Commission has authorized its staff to seek a preliminary injunction to block the merger of Nestlé Holdings, Inc. and Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc., pending trial. In June 2002...

The Commission has received an application for approval of a proposed divestiture from ConocoPhillips, Inc. (ConocoPhillips), pursuant to a final decision and order with the FTC, announced on February...

The Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition, Joe Simons, will host a media briefing on Tuesday, March 4 at 4:30 p.m. EST, to field questions regarding a major FTC antitrust...

The Federal Trade Commission today issued an administrative complaint against Union Oil Company of California (Unocal) for allegedly committing fraud in connection with regulatory proceedings before...

The Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice regarding the regulatory review of the rules and regulations under the Hobby Protection Act, 16 C.F.R. Part 304. The notice...

Mrs. Fields Cookies and Hershey Foods Corporation have each agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their Web sites violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule by...

An international telemarketing network will continue to be barred from illegally marketing advance-fee credit card packages under a preliminary injunction entered by the U.S. District Court in Waco...

Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order and letters to the commenters of record in the matter concerning the acquisition of Puerto Rico's...

The first session of the Federal Trade Commission/Department of Justice joint hearings on health care and competition law and policy will begin Wednesday, February 26 at 1:30 p.m. The agenda for this...

The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice today released a detailed agenda for the March/April session of their joint hearings on health care and competition law and policy along with an...

The Commission has approved the filing of amended complaints in two matters currently pending against the Institute for International Licensing (IIL) and PT Resource Center (PTRC). The complaints...

Health care currently composes one-seventh of the U.S. gross domestic product, and concerns about cost, quality, and access are significant areas of policy interest. The Federal Trade Commission is...

The Federal Trade Commission will host two public one-day workshops to explore the role of technology in helping consumers and businesses protect the privacy of personal information, including the...

Stating that the $827 million acquisition of Unilab Corporation (Unilab) by Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (Quest), as proposed, likely would be anticompetitive and lead to higher prices for clinical...