Press Releases

The Federal Trade Commission will host a public workshop/conference to discuss issues raised during the review of the Franchise Rule. The workshop will be held September 12-14 at the Crown Sterling...

Local Health System, Inc., of Port Huron, Michigan, and two other entities have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges stemming from the proposed merger of Port Huron Hospital and Mercy...

Packing the family up for a sun-filled July 4th outing? Along with the essential hot dogs, beach towels and lemonade, don't forget to include a sun protection product that provides the best available...

The Federal Trade Commission has obtained a court ordertemporarily halting the allegedly deceptive sales practices oftwo companies and four individuals selling photocopier tonerand other office...

The five remaining defendants in a Federal Trade Commission case involving a franchisor of self-improvement courses and products have agreed to pay a total of $320,000 in civil penalties to settle...

The Federal Trade Commission has approved the request of Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation to divest the HCA Aiken Regional Medical Center, located in Aiken, South Carolina, to Universal Health...

McWhorter Technologies, Inc. has petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to delete a provision in an order requiring the company, until 2003, to obtain the FTC's approval before acquiring assets used...

The Federal Trade Commission has ruled that certain member dealers of the Detroit Automobile Dealers Association (DADA) are not exempt from antitrust laws under the nonstatutory labor exemption. After...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with the Mattel Corporation, settling charges that it made deceptive and misleading environmental claims in marketing its...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with David Green, M.D., settling charges that he deceptively advertised as pain-free and permanent his varicose vein and...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with European Body Concepts, Inc., and James Marino, its president, settling charges that weight-loss and inch-loss claims...

Following a preliminary hearing, the Federal Trade Commission has won a federal court order prohibiting four Florida companies and four individuals, pending a trial, from using a variety of deceptive...

McWhorter Technologies, Inc. (formerly McWhorter, Inc.) has applied for Federal Trade Commission approval to acquire a coating resins facility owned by ICI Americans Holding Company and located in...

Hoechst AG, Marion Merrell Dow, and The Dow Chemical Company have entered into a "hold separate" agreement with the Federal Trade Commission under which Hoechst can acquire Marion Merrell Dow's stock...

The Port Washington Real Estate Board (the Board) has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that it has restrained competition in the provision of residential real estate brokerage...

The report contains data on the tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide content of 1107 varieties of domestic cigarettes sold in 1993. It is the most recent in a series of reports on tar and nicotine test...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with the Korean Video Stores Association of Maryland and its 16 individual members, settling charges that individual...

The defendants in a Federal Trade Commission case chal- lenging three deceptive "money-making" schemes they allegedly ran have signed settlement agreements that contain broad prohibitions against...

The Federal Trade Commission has announced a new policy that will reduce the burden on companies involved in the merger cases the FTC brings, while still protecting consumers from transactions that...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a new policy that will expand cooperative efforts between the Commission and the state Attorneys General in merger investigations. The procedure will...