Commission Actions

On Wednesday, September 21, 2005, the Federal Trade Commission and the State Bar of Arizona will hold a one-day back-to-basics workshop about complying with truth-in-advertising standards. Green...

Publication of Federal Register notice: The Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice concerning proposed amendments to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Rules, 16 C.F.R. Part 803...

The FTC’s annual report on cigarette sales and advertising shows that the major cigarette manufacturers spent $15.15 billion on advertising and promotional expenditures in 2003, an increase of $2.68...

Partners Health Network, Inc., a physician-hospital organization (PHO) operating in northwestern South Carolina, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it orchestrated and carried...

Commission authorization of the staff to file joint amicus brief: The Commission has authorized the staff to file a joint amicus brief with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in the matter Illinois...

Under the terms of a stipulation and modified consent decree approved by the Federal Trade Commission and submitted in federal court by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), KB Home, a California...

Advertising.com., Inc., now a subsidiary of America Online, Inc., has agreed to settle FTC charges that it violated federal law by offering free security software, but failing to disclose adequately...