The Federal Trade Commission today accepted for public comment a proposed consent order with the Institute of Store Planners (ISP), which would require the group to remove restrictions on competition...

A ring of defendants who allegedly defrauded thousands of consumers nationwide through a deceptive telemarketing pitch will pay more than $131,000 for consumer redress under a stipulated final court...

An Arizona-based company, Snore Formula, Inc., its officers, and a distributor have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they failed to have scientific substantiation for the claims...

Pfizer Inc., and Pharmacia Corporation will divest pharmaceutical products in nine separate product markets to different third parties to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the merger of...

Publication of information gathered at FTC mergers roundtable: On December 9-10, 2002, the FTC's Bureau of Economics held a roundtable entitled "Understanding Mergers: Strategy & Planning...

The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice today released a detailed schedule listing specific witnesses for the sessions of their joint hearings on health care and competition law and...

To continue its work for consumers in FY 2004, the Federal Trade Commission today requested $191,132,000 and 1,074 FTE. The FY 2004 request was made during testimony by Chairman Timothy J. Muris...

The third session of the Federal Trade Commission/Department of Justice joint hearings on health care and competition law and policy will begin on Wednesday, April 9 at 2:00 p.m. The agenda for the...

Robert Barr and Candace Rodriguez, principals of Westcal Equipment, doing business as Pioneer First and PF Member Services, Inc., have agreed to settle federal charges that they engaged in fraudulent...

Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning Quest Diagnostics Inc. and...

In a recently released report, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) cites its activities related to prescription drugs, gasoline, "Do Not Call," deceptive lending, and e-commerce as the highlights of...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it has established a redress fund for eligible consumers who purchased "Media Units" - blocks of television commercials that promoted various products...

Submission of Commission report to Congress: In accordance with the reporting provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the FTC has submitted its third annual report to Congress on the number and...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris, as well as the Commission's three bureau directors, Joe Simons, Howard Beales, and David T. Scheffman, will address participants at the ABA's annual...

The Federal Trade Commission today told Congress that it is using a variety of initiatives to combat identity theft. Testifying before the House Financial Services Committee, Howard Beales, Director...

Rolls-Royce Corporation has asked the Federal Trade Commission to exempt the company's authorized maintenance centers for turboprop, turbofan, and industrial gas turbine engines from the disclosure...

Federal Trade Commission Competition Director Joe Simons today announced the issuance of the Bureau's new "Statement of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition on Negotiating Merger...

The Staff of the Bureau of Economics and the General Counsel's Office of the Federal Trade Commission have filed comments on the proposed decision of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of...

The Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a letter on March 28, 2003, urging the Rhode Island House of Representatives to reject two proposed bills that would prevent...

A husband and wife team doing business through six corporations and five unincorporated entities are permanently banned from selling work-at-home business opportunities and from selling chain...