In an ongoing campaign targeting ads that tout motor oil additives with deceptive claims that they reduce engine wear or extend engine life compared to motor oil alone, the FTC has charged the seller...

Under the terms of a final judgment filed today in U.S. District Court, Input/Output, Inc. and The Laitram Corporation will each pay a $225,000 civil penalty to settle government charges that they...

Robert L. D'Anjolell Memorial Home, P.C., and its officers, Robert L. D'Anjolell, Sr., Anthony Romano, and Robert L. D'Anjolell, Jr., have agreed to pay an $11,000 civil penalty as settlement of...

In a report released today, the Federal Trade Commission detailed its efforts to ensure that products advertised or labeled as "Made in USA" are, in fact, all or virtually all of domestic origin. The...

Florida attorney Jack Schrold has agreed to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over his role in an illegal credit repair business. The case against Schrold was one of 31 filed in March...

A New York merchant banking fund and one of its general partners have agreed to pay nearly $3 million to settle federal charges that they failed to file documents with the antitrust enforcement...

In response to reports that con artists are preying on consumer fears about the Year 2000 computer bug and its potential impact on financial services, the Federal Trade Commission in cooperation with...

Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final consent agreements with the following entities. The Commission action makes the consent orders...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a consent agreement to resolve the competitive concerns arising from the merger of Zeneca Group PLC and Astra AB. According to the agency, the merger of...

Laissez Faire, Inc., a New York City-based importer of women's clothing, has agreed to pay a $30,000 civil penalty to settle charges that it violated the Federal Trade Commission's Care Labeling Rule...

In its 21st Annual Report to Congress about the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Federal Trade Commission observed that debt collection continued to be a principal subject of the many...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a workshop to be held on May 14, 1999 that will explore how the Commission's rules and guides apply to electronic media, including the Internet, e-mail and...

North Lake Tahoe Medical Group, Inc. (Tahoe IPA) -- a for-profit corporation that comprises at least 70 percent of all physicians practicing in the North and South Lake Tahoe areas -- has agreed to...

CMS Energy Corporation will settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its acquisition of two natural gas pipelines - Panhandle Eastern Pipeline and Trunkline Pipeline - from subsidiaries of Duke...

As part of a settlement announced today by the Federal Trade Commission, the District of Columbia and nine Attorneys General, United Industries Corporation has agreed to make refunds to consumers and...

WHO: Chairman Robert Pitofsky WHAT: Press Availability to Address FTC Settlement with Intel WHERE: Federal Trade Commission Room 432 600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20580 WHEN: March 17...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced approval of a settlement of charges that Intel Corporation, the world's largest manufacturer of microprocessors, used its market power to maintain its...

The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated the largest civil penalty awarded in a case alleging violations of the Care Labeling Rule as part of a settlement with New York City-based Tommy Hilfiger U...

In an effort to ensure that required country-of-origin disclosures for textile products are correctly made, the Federal Trade Commission today announced settlements with eight manufacturers or...

Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final consent agreements with the following entities. The Commission action makes the consent orders...