Chase McNulty Group, Inc., and its officers, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they engaged in a variety of deceptive practices, in connection with the marketing of...

The Federal Trade Commission said today that it supports a proposal by the Federal Reserve Board to clarify that credit card issuers must conduct a reasonable investigation when consumers dispute...

Sara Lee Corporation has agreed to pay a $3.1 million civil penalty to settle federal charges that it failed to notify the nation's two antitrust enforcement agencies before acquiring the assets of...

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 applications: Following a...

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 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...

The Federal Trade Commission has rescinded its Hosiery Guides, which had provided guidance to industry with regard to the marketing and labeling of stockings, socks and other hosiery products, after...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

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...