Press Releases

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has approved a restructuring of the acquisition by Time Warner Inc. of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. originally valued at $7.5 billion. Time...

In another series of cases emerging from a nationwide crackdown on funeral homes that fail to give consumers price list and other required information, the Federal Trade Commission today announced...

United Creditors Alliance Corporation, a major nationwide debt collection agency, has agreed to pay a $146,000 civil penalty in settlement of Federal Trade Commission charges that it repeatedly...

The Federal Trade Commission has dismissed its complaint against Coca Cola Bottling Company of the Southwest, in which it had charged that the firm’s acquisition of the San Antonio, Texas-area Dr...

Commission action regarding applications for prior approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on applications for prior approval of transactions from the following entities...

The Federal Trade Commission and Industry Canada today announced the formation of a U.S.-Canadian Task Force on Cross-Border Deceptive Marketing Practices. The Task Force was established in order to...

Allstate Business Consultants Group, Inc., based in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; Edward Wong, president; and Enrico Pace, CEO of the company, have agreed to permanently discontinue their marketing and...

Applications for prior approval of transactions: The FTC has received applications for prior approval of transactions from the following. The applications will be subject to public comment for 30 days...

Independence Medical, Inc., based in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, company president, Jerry Rodney Rogers, and Jeffrey S. Marmer, a company officer, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission...

New Balance Athletic Shoes, Inc. and Hyde Athletic Industries, Inc. have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misrepresented that all of their athletic footwear is made in the...

As more than nine million students start college classes again this month, tens of thousands of them will have been victimized by fraudulent companies that pose as legitimate foundations, scholarship...

The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated an agreement with the German firm, Mahle GmbH, to prevent the firm from exercising any control over its competitor, Metal Leve S.A., of Brazil, in which...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. Unless otherwise noted, the FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526. Applications for prior approval of transactions: The FTC...

W.W. Chambers Co., Inc., a Maryland-based funeral home operator, and its principals have paid a $10,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that they failed to provide...

As part of an ongoing effort to encourage efficient arrangements for delivering health care, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice today announced revisions to the agencies’...

The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated a settlement with NGC Corporation over its plan to acquire certain natural gas transportation and processing assets from Chevron Cor poration. The FTC said...

Applications for prior approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for prior approval of a divestiture from the following. The application will be subject to public comment for 30...

The Federal Trade Commission today offered support for its sister agency’s efforts to keep unscrupulous pay-per-call service providers from evading federal regulations governing the pay-per-call...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. The FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526. Applications for prior approval of transactions: The FTC has received an...

Tower Cleaning Systems, Inc., which has commercial janitorial cleaning franchisees in 11 primarily east-coast states, has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it made...