The Federal Trade Commission has issued its first advisory opinion regarding certain provisions of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA"). The advisory responds to two questions posed by...

Beginning April 21, commercial Web sites that collect personal information from children under 13 years old without the consent of their parents are breaking federal law. "The Children's Online...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice filed a motion in Federal Court on April 11 to hold Alpine Industries, its president William J. Converse, its vice president Michael Jackson...

One of the largest office supply operations in Southern California charged with sending unordered merchandise to small businesses around the country and then billing them for it has agreed to settle...

Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application from the following: Exxon Mobil Corp. The application concerns Exxon Mobil's request to amend the Purchase and Sale...

A federal district court has issued a Temporary Restraining Order against Federal Data Service, Inc. (FDS), a Margate, Florida company, and its principals, Stephen Tate and Spencer Golden, following...

An independent practice association ("IPA") containing most of the general surgeons in the Austin, Texas area, and six competing general surgery practice groups that include nearly all of the IPA...

The Federal Trade Commission has accepted a proposed consent order that would remedy the likely anticompetitive effects of the proposed $27 billion merger of BP Amoco p.l.c. (BP Amoco) and Atlantic...

Presenting Federal Trade Commission testimony today before the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, Chairman Robert Pitofsky provided an overview of the FTC's active role in...

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission's Division of Enforcement and the Western Regional Office today announced that they conducted a "surf" of 28 Internet sites that advertise head lice treatment...

Testifying today at a hearing on the death care industry before the Senate Special Committee on Aging, Eileen Harrington of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection provided an...

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U. S. District Court Judge has halted the operation of an alleged pyramid scheme and frozen the defendants' assets, pending trial. The FTC alleges...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions: Modification of a Commission order and approval of final consent agreement: The Federal Trade Commission has approved the...

The Federal Trade Commission has accepted a consent order, subject to final approval, that would resolve the anticompetitive concerns associated with the proposed joint venture between FMC Corp. (FMC)...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today issued "Antitrust Guidelines for Collaborations Among Competitors." They are the first set...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with Ceridian Corporation and its subsidiary Comdata Holdings Corporation, the nation's largest provider of commercial...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a series of new procedures and initiatives to improve the handling of "second requests" issued by its Bureau of Competition during Hart-Scott-Rodino...

Internet health fraud continues to plague consumers looking for solutions to serious health-related illnesses. The Federal Trade Commission today announced three separate settlements with Internet...

The Federal Trade Commission today released a staff report on a nationwide survey of rent-to-own customers. The survey found that most rent-to-own merchandise is ultimately purchased by the customer...

The Premerger Notification Office (PNO) of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) have adopted a...